Psalms 77

1 `To the ouercomere on Yditum, `the salm of Asaph. With my vois Y criede to the Lord; with my vois to God, and he yaf tent to me.

For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I will lift up my voice unto God, and cry; I will lift up my voice unto God, that He may give ear unto me.

2 In the dai of my tribulacioun Y souyte God with myn hondis; in the nyyt `to fore hym, and Y am not disseyued. Mi soule forsook to be coumfortid;

In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; with my hand uplifted, mine eye streameth in the night without ceasing; my soul refuseth to be comforted.

3 Y was myndeful of God, and Y delitide, and Y was exercisid; and my spirit failide.

When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; when I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth. (Selah)

4 Myn iyen bifore took wakyngis; Y was disturblid, and Y spak not.

Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak.

5 I thouyte elde daies; and Y hadde in mynde euerlastinge yeeris.

I have pondered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

6 And Y thouyte in the nyyt with myn herte; and Y was exercisid, and Y clensid my spirit.

In the night I will call to remembrance my song; I will commune with mine own heart; and my spirit maketh diligent search:

7 Whether God schal caste awei with outen ende; ether schal he not lei to, that he be more plesid yit?

'Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will He be favourable no more?

8 Ethir schal he kitte awei his merci into the ende; fro generacioun in to generacioun?

Is His mercy clean gone for ever? Is His promise come to an end for evermore?

9 Ethir schal God foryete to do mercy; ethir schal he withholde his mercies in his ire?

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath He in anger shut up his compassions?' (Selah)

10 And Y seide, Now Y bigan; this is the chaunging of the riythond of `the hiye God.

And I say: 'This is my weakness, that the right hand of the Most High could change.

11 I hadde mynde on the werkis of the Lord; for Y schal haue mynde fro the bigynnyng of thi merueilis.

I will make mention of the deeds of the LORD; yea, I will remember Thy wonders of old.

12 And Y schal thenke in alle thi werkis; and Y schal be occupied in thi fyndyngis.

I will meditate also upon all Thy work, and muse on Thy doings.'

13 God, thi weie was in the hooli; what God is greet as oure God?

O God, Thy way is in holiness; who is a great god like unto God?

14 thou art God, that doist merueilis. Thou madist thi vertu knowun among puplis;

Thou art the God that doest wonders; Thou hast made known Thy strength among the peoples.

15 thou ayenbouytist in thi arm thi puple, the sones of Jacob and of Joseph.

Thou hast with Thine arm redeemed Thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

16 God, watris sien thee, watris sien thee, and dredden; and depthis of watris weren disturblid.

The waters saw Thee, O God; the waters saw Thee, they were in pain; the depths also trembled.

17 The multitude of the soun of watris; cloudis yauen vois.

The clouds flooded forth waters; the skies sent out a sound; Thine arrows also went abroad.

18 For whi thin arewis passen; the vois of thi thundir was in a wheel. Thi liytnyngis schyneden to the world; the erthe was moued, and tremblid.

The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

19 Thi weie in the see, and thi pathis in many watris; and thi steppis schulen not be knowun.

Thy way was in the sea, and Thy path in the great waters, and Thy footsteps were not known.

20 Thou leddist forth thi puple as scheep; in the hond of Moyses and of Aaron.

Thou didst lead Thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.