Psalms 77

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1 I 1cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.
2 2In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in 3the night my 4hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul 5refuses to be comforted.
3 When I remember God, I 6moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah
4 You hold my eyelids open; I am so 7troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider 8the days of old, the years long ago.
6 I said,[a]"Let me remember my 9song in the night; let me 10meditate in my heart." Then my spirit made a diligent search:
7 "Will the Lord 11spurn forever, and never again 12be favorable?
8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his 13promises at an end for all time?
9 14Has God forgotten to be gracious? 15Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Selah
10 Then I said, "I will appeal to this, to the years of the 16right hand of the Most High."[b]
11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will 17remember your wonders of old.
12 I will ponder all your 18work, and meditate on your 19mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is 20holy. 21What god is great like our God?
14 You are the God who 22works wonders; you have 23made known your might among the peoples.
15 You 24with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
16 When 25the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water; the skies 26gave forth thunder; your 27arrows flashed on every side.
18 28The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; 29your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth 30trembled and shook.
19 Your 31way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints 32were unseen.[c]
20 You 33led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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Cross References 33

  • 1. See Psalms 3:4
  • 2. Psalms 86:7; [Psalms 20:1; Psalms 50:15; Isaiah 26:16]
  • 3. Psalms 63:6; Isaiah 26:9
  • 4. [Psalms 143:6]
  • 5. Genesis 37:35
  • 6. Psalms 42:5, 11; Psalms 43:5
  • 7. [Genesis 41:8]
  • 8. ver. 10, 11; Psalms 44:1; Psalms 143:5; Deuteronomy 32:7; Isaiah 51:9
  • 9. See Psalms 42:8
  • 10. Psalms 4:4
  • 11. See Psalms 44:9
  • 12. Psalms 85:1
  • 13. [Romans 9:6]
  • 14. [Isaiah 49:15]
  • 15. [Habakkuk 3:2]
  • 16. [Psalms 118:15]
  • 17. ver. 5; Psalms 105:5
  • 18. Psalms 90:16
  • 19. Psalms 9:11
  • 20. Psalms 73:17
  • 21. See Psalms 35:10
  • 22. See Psalms 72:18
  • 23. Psalms 106:8
  • 24. [Psalms 74:2; Exodus 6:6; Deuteronomy 9:29]
  • 25. Psalms 114:3; Exodus 14:21; Joshua 3:15, 16; Habakkuk 3:10
  • 26. [Psalms 68:33]
  • 27. See Psalms 18:14
  • 28. Psalms 104:7
  • 29. Psalms 97:4
  • 30. See Psalms 18:7
  • 31. Habakkuk 3:15
  • 32. See Psalms 36:6
  • 33. Psalms 78:52, 53; Psalms 80:1; Exodus 13:21; Exodus 14:19; Isaiah 63:11, 12

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Hebrew lacks I said
  • [b]. Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed
  • [c]. Hebrew unknown

Psalms 77 Commentaries

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