Psalms 77

1 To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. — A Psalm of Asaph. My voice [is] to God, and I cry, my voice [is] to God, And He hath given ear unto me.

Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of Asaph. I cried to the Lord with my voice; to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

2 In a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.

In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted:

3 I remember God, and make a noise, I meditate, and feeble is my spirit. (Selah)

I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

4 Thou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.

My eyes prevented the watches: I was troubled, and I spoke not.

5 I have reckoned the days of old, The years of the ages.

I thought upon the days of old: and I had in my mind the eternal years.

6 I remember my music in the night, With my heart I meditate, and my spirit doth search diligently:

And I meditated in the night with my own heart: and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.

7 To the ages doth the Lord cast off? Doth He add to be pleased no more?

Will God then cast off for ever? or will he never be more favourable again?

8 Hath His kindness ceased for ever? The saying failed to all generations?

Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, from generation to generation?

9 Hath God forgotten [His] favours? Hath He shut up in anger His mercies? (Selah)

Or will God forget to shew mercy? or will he in his anger shut up his mercies?

10 And I say: 'My weakness is, The changes of the right hand of the Most High.'

And I said, Now have I begun: this is the change of the right hand of the most High.

11 I mention the doings of Jah, For I remember of old Thy wonders,

I remembered the works of the Lord: for I will be mindful of thy wonders from the beginning.

12 And I have meditated on all Thy working, And I talk concerning Thy doings.

And I will meditate on all thy works: and will be employed in thy inventions.

13 O God, in holiness [is] Thy way, Who [is] a great god like God?

Thy way, O God, is in the holy place: who is the great God like our God?

14 Thou [art] the God doing wonders. Thou hast made known among the peoples Thy strength,

Thou art the God that dost wonders. Thou hast made thy power known among the nations:

15 Thou hast redeemed with strength Thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

With thy arm thou hast redeemed thy people the children of Jacob and of Joseph.

16 The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid — also depths are troubled.

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.

17 Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also — Thine arrows go up and down.

Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass:

18 The voice of Thy thunder [is] in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh.

The voice of thy thunder in a wheel. Thy lightnings enlightened the world: the earth shook and trembled.

19 In the sea [is] Thy way, And Thy paths [are] in many waters, And Thy tracks have not been known.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: and thy footsteps shall not be known.

20 Thou hast led as a flock Thy people, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!

Thou hast conducted thy people like sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.