Psalms 77

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

“To the chief musician on Jeduthun, by Assaph a psalm.” [I lift up] my voice unto God, and I cry; [I lilt up] my voice unto God: do then give ear unto 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.

On the day of my distress I sought the Lord; in the night my hand was stretched out, and did not cease: 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 think of God, and moan: I reflect, and my spirit is overwhelmed. (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.

Thou holdest my eyes awake: I am troubled and I cannot speak.

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

I think over the days of old, the years of ancient times.

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

I call to remembrance my song in the night; with my own heart I reflect: and my spirit maketh diligent search.

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

Will the Lord cast me off for ever? and will he never more give his favor again?

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

Is his kindness spent for ever? is his promise come to an end for all generations?

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?”

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? or hath he shut up in anger his mercies? (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, This shall be my entreaty, [for] 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 remember the deeds of the Lord; for I will remember out of ancient times thy wonders.

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

I will meditate also of all thy work, and on thy deeds will I reflect.

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

O God, in holiness is thy way: where is there a god so great as God?

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

Thou art the God that dost wonders: thou hast made known among the people thy strength.

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

Thou hast redeemed with [a mighty] arm thy people, 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 thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they shook: also the depths trembled.

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

The clouds poured out water; the skies sent forth thunder: also thy arrows sped along.

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

The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; lightnings gave light to 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.

Through the sea led thy way, and thy path was through mighty waters, and thy footsteps could not be known.

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

Thou didst lead like a flock thy people by means of Moses and Aaron.