Psalm 77
God’s Mighty Deeds Recalled
To the leader: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm.
1 I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, that he may hear me.(A)
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul refuses to be comforted.(B)
3 I think of God, and I moan;
I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah(C)
4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider the days of old
and remember the years of long ago.(D)
6 I commune[a] with my heart in the night;
I meditate and search my spirit:[b](E)
7 “Will the Lord spurn forever
and never again be favorable?(F)
8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?
Are his promises at an end for all time?(G)
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah(H)
10 And I say, “It is my grief
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”(I)
11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;
I will remember your wonders of old.(J)
12 I will meditate on all your work
and muse on your mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is so great as our God?(K)
14 You are the God who works wonders;
you have displayed your might among the peoples.
15 With your strong arm you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah(L)
16 When the waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
the very deep trembled.(M)
17 The clouds poured out water;
the skies thundered;
your arrows flashed on every side.(N)
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
your lightnings lit up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.(O)
19 Your way was through the sea,
your path through the mighty waters,
yet your footprints were unseen.(P)
20 You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.(Q)
Footnotes
Cross references
- 77.1 : Ps 3.4
- 77.2 : Ps 50.15; Isa 26.9, 16
- 77.3 : Ps 142.3; 143.4
- 77.5 : Deut 32.7; Isa 51.9
- 77.6 : Ps 4.4; 42.8
- 77.7 : Ps 74.1; 85.1
- 77.8 : Ps 89.49; 2 Pet 3.9
- 77.9 : Ps 25.6; Isa 49.15
- 77.10 : Ps 31.22; 44.2, 3
- 77.11 : Ps 143.5
- 77.13 : Ex 15.11; Ps 73.17
- 77.15 : Ex 6.6; Deut 9.29
- 77.16 : Ex 14.21
- 77.17 : Judg 5.4; 2 Sam 22.15
- 77.18 : 2 Sam 22.8
- 77.19 : Ex 14.28; Hab 3.15
- 77.20 : Ex 6.26; 13.21; Isa 63.11–13