Psalms 77

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 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?”

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

10 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 [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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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