Psalms 77
1 For the excellent musician Ieduthun. A Psalme committed to Asaph. My voyce came to God, when I cryed: my voyce came to God, and he heard me.
To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm. I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.
2 In the day of my trouble I sought ye Lord: my sore ranne and ceased not in the night: my soule refused comfort.
In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.
3 I did thinke vpon God, and was troubled: I praied, and my spirit was full of anguish. (Selah)
I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah)
4 Thou keepest mine eyes waking: I was astonied and could not speake.
You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.
5 Then I considered the daies of olde, and the yeeres of ancient time.
My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.
6 I called to remembrance my song in the night: I communed with mine owne heart, and my spirit searched diligently.
The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.
7 Will the Lord absent him selfe for euer? and will he shewe no more fauour?
Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?
8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer? doeth his promise faile for euermore?
Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?
9 Hath God forgotten to be mercifull? hath he shut vp his teder mercies in displeasure? (Selah)
Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah)
10 And I sayde, This is my death: yet I remembred the yeeres of the right hand of the most High.
And I said, It is a weight on my spirit; but I will keep in mind the years of the right hand of the Most High.
11 I remembred the workes of the Lord: certainely I remembred thy wonders of olde.
I will keep in mind the works of Jah: I will keep the memory of your wonders in the past.
12 I did also meditate all thy woorkes, and did deuise of thine actes, saying,
I will give thought to all your work, while my mind goes over your acts of power.
13 Thy way, O God, is in the Sanctuarie: who is so great a God as our God!
Your way, O God, is holy: what god is so great as our God?
14 Thou art ye God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy power among the people.
You are the God who does works of power: you have made your strength clear to the nations.
15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with thine arme, euen the sonnes of Iaakob and Ioseph. (Selah)
With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)
16 The waters sawe thee, O God: the waters sawe thee, and were afraide: yea, the depths trembled.
The waters saw you, O God; the waters saw you, they were in fear: even the deep was troubled.
17 The cloudes powred out water: the heauens gaue a sounde: yea, thine arrowes went abroade.
The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.
18 The voyce of thy thunder was rounde about: the lightnings lightened the worlde: the earth trembled and shooke.
The voice of your thunder went rolling on; the world was flaming with the light of the storm; the earth was shaking.
19 Thy way is in the Sea, and thy paths in the great waters, and thy footesteps are not knowen.
Your way was in the sea, and your road in the great waters; there was no knowledge of your footsteps.
20 Thou diddest leade thy people like sheepe by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
You were guiding your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
