Psalms 77

1 I cried to God with my voice, even to God with my voice; and he gave ear to me.

Unto the end. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to the Lord with my voice, to God with my voice, and he attended to me.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

In the days of my tribulation, I sought God, with my hands opposite him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be consoled.

3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. (Selah)

I was mindful of God, and I was delighted, and I was distressed, and my spirit fell away.

4 You hold my eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

My eyes anticipated the vigils. I was disturbed, and I did not speak.

5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

I considered the days of antiquity, and I held the years of eternity in my mind.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with my own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

And I meditated in the night with my heart, and I was distressed, and I examined my spirit.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favorable no more?

So then, will God reject for eternity? Will he not continue to allow himself to show favor?

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? does his promise fail for ever more?

Or, will he cut off his mercy in the end, from generation to generation?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? has he in anger shut up his tender mercies? (Selah)

And would God ever forget to be merciful? Or, would he, in his wrath, restrict his mercies?

10 And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

And I said, “Now I have begun. This change is from the right hand of the Most High.”

11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember your wonders of old.

I was mindful of the works of the Lord. For I will be mindful from the beginning of your wonders,

12 I will meditate also of all your work, and talk of your doings.

and I will meditate on all your works. And I will take part in your intentions.

13 Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

Your way, O God, is in what is holy. Which God is great like our God?

14 You are the God that do wonders: you have declared your strength among the people.

You are the God who performs miracles. You have made your virtue known among the peoples.

15 You have with your arm redeemed your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

With your arm, you have redeemed your people, the sons of Jacob and of Joseph.

16 The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you, and they were afraid, and the depths were stirred up.

17 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: your arrows also went abroad.

Great was the sound of the waters. The clouds uttered a voice. For your arrows also pass by.

18 The voice of your thunder was in the heaven: the lightning lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

The voice of your thunder is like a wheel. Your flashes have illuminated the whole world. The earth has quaked and trembled.

19 Your way is in the sea, and your path in the great waters, and your footsteps are not known.

Your way is through the sea, and your paths are through many waters. And your traces will not be known.

20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

You have conducted your people like sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.