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Psalm 77

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1 I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me!
1 I yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my lungs. He listens.
2 When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted.
2 I found myself in trouble and went looking for my Lord; my life was an open wound that wouldn't heal. When friends said, "Everything will turn out all right," I didn't believe a word they said.
3 I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
3 I remember God - and shake my head. I bow my head - then wring my hands.
4 You don’t let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray!
4 I'm awake all night - not a wink of sleep; I can't even say what's bothering me.
5 I think of the good old days, long since ended,
5 I go over the days one by one, I ponder the years gone by.
6 when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
6 I strum my lute all through the night, wondering how to get my life together.
7 Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he never again be kind to me?
7 Will the Lord walk off and leave us for good? Will he never smile again?
8 Is his unfailing love gone forever? Have his promises permanently failed?
8 Is his love worn threadbare? Has his salvation promise burned out?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude
9 Has God forgotten his manners? Has he angrily stalked off and left us?
10 And I said, “This is my fate; the Most High has turned his hand against me.”
10 "Just my luck," I said. "The High God goes out of business just the moment I need him."
11 But then I recall all you have done, O LORD ; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
11 Once again I'll go over what God has done, lay out on the table the ancient wonders;
12 They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
12 I'll ponder all the things you've accomplished, and give a long, loving look at your acts.
13 O God, your ways are holy. Is there any god as mighty as you?
13 O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God!
14 You are the God of great wonders! You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
14 You're the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do -
15 By your strong arm, you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude
15 You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph.
16 When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths.
16 Ocean saw you in action, God, saw you and trembled with fear; Deep Ocean was scared to death.
17 The clouds poured down rain; the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed.
17 Clouds belched buckets of rain, Sky exploded with thunder, your arrows flashing this way and that.
18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook.
18 From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked.
19 Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters— a pathway no one knew was there!
19 You strode right through Ocean, walked straight through roaring Ocean, but nobody saw you come or go.
20 You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.
20 Hidden in the hands of Moses and Aaron, You led your people like a flock of sheep.
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