Psalm 77

Psalm 77

Confidence in a Time of Crisis

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

¹I cry aloud to God,

aloud to God, and He will hear me. ^q

²I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.

My hands were continually lifted up

all night long;

I refused to be comforted. ^r

³I think of God; I groan;

I meditate; my spirit becomes weak. ^sSelah

⁴You have kept me from closing my eyes;

I am troubled and cannot speak. ^t

⁵I consider days of old,

years long past. ^u

⁶At night I remember my music;

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

⁷“Will the Lord reject forever

and never again show favor? ^w

⁸Has His faithful love ceased forever?

Is His promise at an end for all generations? ^x

⁹Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has He in anger withheld His compassion?” ^ySelah

¹⁰So I say, “I am grieved ^z

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

¹¹I will remember the Lord’s works;

yes, I will remember Your ancient wonders. ^b

¹²I will reflect on all You have done

and meditate on Your actions. ^c

¹³God, Your way is holy.

What god is great like God? ^d

¹⁴You are the God who works wonders;

You revealed Your strength among the peoples. ^e

¹⁵With power You redeemed Your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. ^fSelah

¹⁶The waters saw You, God.

The waters saw You; they trembled.

Even the depths shook. ^g

¹⁷The clouds poured down water.

The storm clouds thundered;

Your arrows flashed back and forth. ^h

¹⁸The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;

lightning lit up the world. ⁱ

The earth shook and quaked. ^j

¹⁹Your way went through the sea

and Your path through the great waters,

but Your footprints were unseen. ^k

²⁰You led Your people like a flock ^l

by the hand of Moses and Aaron. ^m