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 leader of the music of the Jeduthunites. A psalm of Asaph.” I call upon God; I cry aloud for help; I call upon God, that he would 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 my trouble I seek the Lord; In the night is my hand stretched forth continually; My soul refuseth to be comforted.

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

I remember God, and am disquieted; I think of him, and my spirit is overwhelmed.

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

Thou keepest mine eyelids from closing; I am distressed, so that I cannot speak!

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

I think of the days of old, —The years of ancient times.

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

I call to remembrance my songs in the night; I meditate in my heart, And my spirit inquireth:

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

Will the Lord be angry for ever? Will he be favorable no more?

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

Is his mercy utterly withdrawn for ever? Doth his promise fail from generation to generation?

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

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his compassion?

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

Then I say, “This is mine affliction, A change in the right hand of the Most High.”

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

I remember the deeds of Jehovah; I think of thy wonders of old.

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

I meditate on all thy works, And talk of thy doings.

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

Thy ways, O God! are holy! Who so great a god as our God?

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

Thou art a God who doest wonders; Thou hast manifested thy power among the nations.

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

With thy strong arm thou didst redeem thy 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 thee, O God! The waters saw thee, and feared, And the deep trembled.

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

The clouds poured out water, The skies sent forth thunder, And thine arrows flew.

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

Thy thunder roared in the whirlwind; Thy lightning illumined the world; The earth trembled and shook.

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

Thy way was through the sea, And thy path through great waters; And thy footsteps could not be found.

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

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