Psalm 77

Psalm 77

CONFIDENCE IN A TIME OF CRISIS

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph.^r A psalm.

¹I cry aloud to God,

aloud to God, and he will hear me.^s

²I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.

My hands were continually lifted up

all night long;

I refused to be comforted.^t

³I think of God; I groan;

I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.^u

Selah

⁴You have kept me from closing my eyes;

I am troubled and cannot speak.^v

⁵I consider days of old,

years long past.^w

⁶At night I remember my music;

I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.^x

⁷“Will the Lord reject forever

and never again show favor?^y

⁸Has his faithful love ceased forever?

Is his promise at an end for all generations?^z

⁹Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”^aa

Selah

¹⁰So I say, “I am grieved

that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”^Bab

¹¹I will remember the Lord’s works;

yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.^ac

¹²I will reflect on all you have done

and meditate on your actions.^ad

¹³God, your way is holy.

What god is great like God?^ae

¹⁴You are the God who works wonders;

you revealed your strength among the peoples.^af

¹⁵With power you redeemed your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.^ag

Selah

¹⁶The water saw you, God.

The water saw you; it trembled.

Even the depths shook.^ah

¹⁷The clouds poured down water.

The storm clouds thundered;

your arrows flashed back and forth.^a

¹⁸The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

lightning lit up the world.^b

The earth shook and quaked.^c

¹⁹Your way went through the sea

and your path through the vast water,

but your footprints were unseen.^d

²⁰You led your people like a flock^e

by the hand of Moses and Aaron.^f