Psalms 77 : 1 (ERVEN)
To the director: To Jeduthun. One of Asaph's songs. I cry out to God for help. I cry out to you, God; listen to me!
Psalms 77 : 2 (ERVEN)
My Lord, in my time of trouble I came to you. I reached out for you all night long. My soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 77 : 3 (ERVEN)
I thought about you, God, and tried to tell you how I felt, but I could not.
Psalms 77 : 4 (ERVEN)
You would not let me sleep. I tried to say something, but I was too upset.
Psalms 77 : 5 (ERVEN)
I kept thinking about the past, about things that happened long ago.
Psalms 77 : 6 (ERVEN)
During the night, I thought about my songs. I talked to myself, trying to understand what is happening.
Psalms 77 : 7 (ERVEN)
I wondered, "Has our Lord rejected us forever? Will he ever accept us again?
Psalms 77 : 8 (ERVEN)
Is his love gone forever? Will he never again speak to us?
Psalms 77 : 9 (ERVEN)
Has God forgotten what mercy is? Has his compassion changed to anger?" Selah
Psalms 77 : 10 (ERVEN)
Then I said to myself, "What bothers me most is the thought that God Most High has lost his power."
Psalms 77 : 11 (ERVEN)
Lord, I remember what you have done. I remember the amazing things you did long ago.
Psalms 77 : 12 (ERVEN)
I think about those things. I think about them all the time.
Psalms 77 : 13 (ERVEN)
God, all that you do is holy. No god is as great as you are.
Psalms 77 : 14 (ERVEN)
You are the God who does amazing things. You showed the nations your great power.
Psalms 77 : 15 (ERVEN)
By your power you saved your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
Psalms 77 : 16 (ERVEN)
God, the water saw you and became afraid. The deep water shook with fear.
Psalms 77 : 17 (ERVEN)
The thick clouds dropped their water. Thunder roared in the sky above. Your arrows of lightning flashed through the clouds.
Psalms 77 : 18 (ERVEN)
There were loud claps of thunder. Lightning lit up the world. The earth shook and trembled.
Psalms 77 : 19 (ERVEN)
You walked through the water and crossed the deep sea, but you left no footprints.
Psalms 77 : 20 (ERVEN)
You led your people like sheep, using Moses and Aaron to guide them.
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