Psalm 77

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.

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My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;

My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.
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In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;
In the night my hand was ^(a)stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;
My soul refused to be comforted.

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I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;
I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah.

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You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

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I have considered the ancient days,
The years [of prosperity] of long, long ago.

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I will remember my song in the night;
I will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit searches:

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Will the Lord reject forever?
And will He never be favorable again?

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Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Have His promises ended for all time?

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Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

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And I said, “This is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

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I will [solemnly] remember the deeds of the Lord;
Yes, I will [wholeheartedly] remember Your wonders of old.

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I will meditate on all Your works
And thoughtfully consider all Your [great and wondrous] deeds.

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Your way, O God, is holy [far from sin and guilt].
What god is great like our God?

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You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;
You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

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You have with Your [great] arm redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

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The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.

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The clouds poured down water;
The skies sent out a sound [of rumbling thunder];
Your arrows (lightning) flashed here and there.

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The voice of Your thunder was in the ^(b)whirlwind;
The lightnings illumined the world;
The earth trembled and shook.

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Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,
And Your paths through the great waters,
And Your footprints were not traceable.

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You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron [to the promised goal].

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 77:2: Lit and did not grow numb.

b. Psalm 77:18: Lit wheel, possibly referring instead to the wheels on God’s chariot.