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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?”

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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