Psalms 77

1 To the Chief Musician. On "Jeduthun." Asaph’s, a Melody. With my voice—unto God, will I make outcry, With my voice unto God, and he will give ear unto me;

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

2 In the day of my distress—unto My Lord, will I seek, My hand, by night, hath been outstretched and never once became slack, My soul, hath refused to be consoled;

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

3 I remember God and I murmur, I muse, and my spirit swooneth. (Selah)

I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint.

4 Thou hast held, watching, mine eyes, I was driven to and fro, and could not speak;

You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

5 I reasoned, Of the days of aforetime, Of the years of by-gone ages;

I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.

6 I remember my song in the night, —With my own heart, I commune, And my spirit, maketh search: —

At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

7 For ages, will My Lord reject? And, not again, grant acceptance any more?

“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?

8 Hath his lovingkindness, come to a perpetual end? Hath his word failed to generation after generation?

Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?

9 Hath GOD, forgotten to show favour? Or hath he shut up, in anger, his compassions? (Selah)

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?”

10 Then said I—An affliction to me, it is, The changing of the right hand of the Most High.

So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will remember the doings of Yah, Surely I will remember, out of aforetime, thy wonderful way;

I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.

12 And will talk to myself of all thy work, And, of thy doings, will I muse: —

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

13 O God, in the sanctuary, is thy way, —Who is a great GOD like Elohim?

Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?

14 Thou, art GOD, doing wonderfully, —Thou hast made known, among the peoples, thy might;

You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.

15 Thou didst redeem, with thine arm—Thy people, Thy sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph.

16 The waters saw thee, O God, The waters saw thee, They were in birth-throes, Yea the resounding deeps were stirred;

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

17 The clouds, poured down waters, The skies uttered, a voice, Yea, thine arrows, flew hither and thither;

The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

18 The, voice of thy thunder, was in the whirlwind, Thy lightnings illumined the world, The earth, trembled and quaked;

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

19 In the sea, was thy way, And, thy path, in the mighty waters, And, thy footprints, could not be known:

Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.

20 Thou didst lead, like a flock, thy people, By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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