Psalms 77

1 TO THE OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF ASAPH. My voice [is] to God, and I cry, My voice [is] to God, And He has given ear to me.

I cry out to God; I cry aloud to him, and he hears me.

2 I sought the Lord in a day of my distress, My hand has been spread out by night, And it does not cease, My soul has refused to be comforted.

Whenever have trouble, I pray to the Lord; all during the night I lift up my hands while I pray, [but] nothing causes me to be comforted.

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

When I think about God, I (despair/think that he will never help me); when I meditate about him, I am discouraged.

4 You have taken hold of the watches of my eyes, I have been moved, and I do not speak.

[All during the night] he prevents me from sleeping; I am very worried, with the result that I do not know what to say.

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

I think about days that have passed; I remember [what happened in] previous years.

6 I remember my music in the night, I meditate with my heart, and my spirit searches diligently:

I spend the whole night thinking [about things]; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

7 Does the Lord cast off for all ages? Does He add to be pleased no longer?

“Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us?

8 Has His kindness ceased forever? The saying failed from generation to generation?

Has he stopped faithfully loving us? Will he not do for us what he promised to do?

9 Has God forgotten [His] favors? Has He shut up His mercies in anger? (Selah)

God promised to be merciful to us; has he forgotten that? Because he is angry [with us], has he decided to not be kind to us?”

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

Then I said, “What causes me to be [very] sad is that [it seems that] God, who is greater than any other god, is no longer powerful.”

11 I mention the doings of YAH, For I remember Your wonders of old,

[But then], Yahweh, I recall/remember your great deeds; I remember the wonderful things that you did in the past.

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

I meditate on all that you have done, and I think about your mighty acts.

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

God, everything that you do is holy; there is certainly no god [RHQ] who is great like you are!

14 You [are] the God doing wonders. You have made Your strength known among the peoples,

You are God, the one who performs miracles; you showed to people of many people-groups that you are powerful.

15 You have redeemed Your people with strength, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

By your power [MTY] you rescued your people [from Egypt]; you saved those who were descendants of Jacob and [his son] Joseph.

16 The waters have seen You, O God, The waters have seen You, They are afraid—also depths are troubled.

[It was as though] the waters [of the Red Sea] saw you and became very afraid, and even the deepest part of the water shook.

17 Thick clouds have poured out waters, The skies have given forth a noise, Also—Your arrows go up and down.

Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered [very loudly] [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.

18 The voice of Your thunder [is] in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth has trembled, indeed, it shakes.

Thunder crashed in the whirlwind, and lightning (lit up/flashed across) the entire sky [HYP]; the earth shook violently [DOU].

19 Your way [is] in the sea, And Your paths in many waters, And Your tracks have not been known.

[Then] you walked through the sea on a path that you made through the deep water, but your footprints could not be seen.

20 You have led Your people as a flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!

You led your people like [a shepherd leads his] flock [of sheep], while Moses and Aaron were the leaders [of your people].