Psalms 77
77
PSALM 77
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun,
A Psalm of Asaph.
1Unto the Lord I with my voice,
I unto God did cry;
Ev'n with my voice,
and unto me his ear he did apply.
2I in my trouble sought the Lord,
my sore by night did run,
And ceased not; my grieved soul
did consolation shun.
3I to remembrance God did call,
yet trouble did remain;
And overwhelm'd my spirit was,
whilst I did sore complain.
4Mine eyes, debarr'd from rest and sleep,
thou makest still to wake;
My trouble is so great that I
unable am to speak.
5The days of old to mind I call'd,
and oft did think upon
The times and ages that are past
full many years agone.
6By night my song I call to mind,
and commune with my heart;
My sp'rit did carefully enquire
how I might ease my smart.
7For ever will the Lord cast off,
and gracious be no more?
8For ever is his mercy gone?
fails his word evermore?
9Is't true that to be gracious
the Lord forgotten hath?
And that his tender mercies he
hath shut up in his wrath?
10Then did I say, That surely this
is mine infirmity:
I'll mind the years of the right hand
of him that is most High.
11Yea, I remember will the works
performed by the Lord:
The wonders done of old by thee
I surely will record.
12I also will of all thy works
my meditation make;
And of thy doings to discourse
great pleasure I will take.
13O God, thy way most holy is
within thy sanctuary;
And what god is so great in pow'r
as is our God most high?
14Thou art the God that wonders do'st
by thy right hand most strong:
Thy mighty pow'r thou hast declar'd
the nations among.
15To thine own people with thine arm
thou didst redemption bring;
To Jacob's sons,
and to the tribes of Joseph that do spring.
16The waters, Lord, perceived thee,
the waters saw thee well;
And they for fear aside did flee;
the depths on trembling fell.
17The clouds in water forth were pour'd,
sound loudly did the sky;
And swiftly through the world abroad
thine arrows fierce did fly.
18Thy thunder's voice alongst the heav'n
a mighty noise did make;
By lightnings lighten'd was the world,
th' earth tremble did and shake.
19Thy way is in the sea, and in
the waters great thy path;
Yet are thy footsteps hid, O Lord;
none knowledge thereof hath.
20Thy people thou didst safely lead,
like to a flock of sheep;
By Moses' hand and Aaron's thou
didst them conduct and keep.
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Psalms 77
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Psalm 77
Asaph wrote this song for the music leader, Jeduthun.
A prayer in times of trouble #77:1 In verses 10-15, the writer remembers the great things that God has done. He remembers that God is still great and powerful. Verses 16-20 are about God leading his people from Egypt to their new home in Canaan. They had to go through the Red Sea. God was so powerful that he made a dry road through the sea for his people. After they crossed the Red Sea, Moses and Aaron led them through the wilderness.
1I will call out to God for help.
I will call aloud to God,
and he will listen to me.
2When trouble came to me,
I looked for the Lord to help me.
All through the night,
I lifted my hands to him while I prayed.
But I did not feel peace in myself.
3When I think about God,
I am sad and upset.
I do not know if he will help me.
Selah.
4God, you do not let me close my eyes to sleep.
I am so upset that I cannot even speak. #77:4 The writer cannot sleep and he does not know what to pray.
5I think about my life long ago,
in the years that have passed.
6At night, I remember the songs that I sang before.
I think carefully about what is happening.
7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me?
Will he never be kind to me again?
8Does he no longer have a faithful love for his people?
Will he never do what he has promised us?
9Has God forgotten to be kind and help us?
Is he so angry that he will not be kind to us any more?’ #77:9 There are 6 questions which the writer asked. They mean, ‘Will God ever help us again?’
Selah.
10Then I said, ‘This makes me very upset!
Has the Most High God stopped helping us?
11I will remember the things that the Lord has done.
Yes, I will remember the miracles that you did long ago.
12I will think about everything that you have done.
I will think carefully about all those great things.’
13God, your ways are holy.
There is no god as great as our God.
14You are the God who does miracles.
You show the nations
that you are very powerful.
15You used your power to rescue your people.
Yes, you saved the descendants
of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah.
16The waters of the sea saw you, God.
When they saw you,
they shook with fear!
Even the deepest seas were afraid.
17Rain poured down from the clouds.
The noise of thunder was in the skies.
Your arrows of lightning
shot everywhere.
18The sound of your thunder was in the storm.
Your lightning made all the world bright.
The earth shook.
19You went through the sea.
Your path went through the deep water,
but nobody saw where your feet had gone.
20You led your people,
as a shepherd leads his sheep.
Moses and Aaron did that for you.
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