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 Overseer, for Jeduthun. — A Psalm of Asaph. My voice [is] to God, and I cry, my voice [is] to God, And He hath given ear unto 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 a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.

3 I did thinke vpon God, and was troubled: I praied, and my spirit was full of anguish. (Selah)

I remember God, and make a noise, I meditate, and feeble is my spirit. (Selah)

4 Thou keepest mine eyes waking: I was astonied and could not speake.

Thou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.

5 Then I considered the daies of olde, and the yeeres of ancient time.

I have reckoned the days of old, The years of the ages.

6 I called to remembrance my song in the night: I communed with mine owne heart, and my spirit searched diligently.

I remember my music in the night, With my heart I meditate, and my spirit doth search diligently:

7 Will the Lord absent him selfe for euer? and will he shewe no more fauour?

To the ages doth the Lord cast off? Doth He add to be pleased no more?

8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer? doeth his promise faile for euermore?

Hath His kindness ceased for ever? The saying failed to all generations?

9 Hath God forgotten to be mercifull? hath he shut vp his teder mercies in displeasure? (Selah)

Hath God forgotten [His] favours? Hath He shut up in anger His mercies? (Selah)

10 And I sayde, This is my death: yet I remembred the yeeres of the right hand of the most High.

And I say: 'My weakness is, The changes of the right hand of the Most High.'

11 I remembred the workes of the Lord: certainely I remembred thy wonders of olde.

I mention the doings of Jah, For I remember of old Thy wonders,

12 I did also meditate all thy woorkes, and did deuise of thine actes, saying,

And I have meditated on all Thy working, And I talk concerning Thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the Sanctuarie: who is so great a God as our God!

O God, in holiness [is] Thy way, Who [is] a great god like God?

14 Thou art ye God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy power among the people.

Thou [art] the God doing wonders. Thou hast made known among the peoples Thy strength,

15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with thine arme, euen the sonnes of Iaakob and Ioseph. (Selah)

Thou hast redeemed with strength Thy people, 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 have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid — also depths are troubled.

17 The cloudes powred out water: the heauens gaue a sounde: yea, thine arrowes went abroade.

Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also — Thine arrows go up and down.

18 The voyce of thy thunder was rounde about: the lightnings lightened the worlde: the earth trembled and shooke.

The voice of Thy thunder [is] in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh.

19 Thy way is in the Sea, and thy paths in the great waters, and thy footesteps are not knowen.

In the sea [is] Thy way, And Thy paths [are] in many waters, And Thy tracks have not been known.

20 Thou diddest leade thy people like sheepe by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Thou hast led as a flock Thy people, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!