Psalms 77
1 I cry out to God; I cry aloud to him, and he hears me.
To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm. I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice, and he gave ear to 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 my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not 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 will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah)
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 keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.
5 I think about days that have passed; I remember [what happened in] previous years.
My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.
6 I spend the whole night thinking [about things]; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:
The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.
7 “Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us?
Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?
8 Has he stopped faithfully loving us? Will he not do for us what he promised to do?
Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?
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 put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah)
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.”
And I said, It is a weight on my spirit; but I will keep in mind the years of the right hand of the Most High.
11 [But then], Yahweh, I recall/remember your great deeds; I remember the wonderful things that you did in the past.
I will keep in mind the works of Jah: I will keep the memory of your wonders in the past.
12 I meditate on all that you have done, and I think about your mighty acts.
I will give thought to all your work, while my mind goes over your acts of power.
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 does works of power: you have made your strength clear to the nations.
15 By your power [MTY] you rescued your people [from Egypt]; you saved those who were descendants of Jacob and [his son] Joseph.
With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)
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, they were in fear: even the deep was troubled.
17 Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered [very loudly] [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.
The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.
18 Thunder crashed in the whirlwind, and lightning (lit up/flashed across) the entire sky [HYP]; the earth shook violently [DOU].
The voice of your thunder went rolling on; the world was flaming with the light of the storm; the earth was shaking.
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 way was in the sea, and your road in the great waters; there was no knowledge of your footsteps.
20 You led your people like [a shepherd leads his] flock [of sheep], while Moses and Aaron were the leaders [of your people].
You were guiding your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
