1 To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm.

2 \77:1\I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

3 \77:2\In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.

4 \77:3\I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

5 \77:4\You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.

6 \77:5\My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.

7 \77:6\The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

8 \77:7\Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?

9 \77:8\Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?

10 \77:9\Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)

11 \77:10\And I said, It is a weight on my spirit; but I will keep in mind the years of the right hand of the Most High.

12 \77:11\I will keep in mind the works of Jah: I will keep the memory of your wonders in the past.

13 \77:12\I will give thought to all your work, while my mind goes over your acts of power.

14 \77:13\Your way, O God, is holy: what god is so great as our God?

15 \77:14\You are the God who does works of power: you have made your strength clear to the nations.

16 \77:15\With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah.)

17 \77:16\The waters saw you, O God; the waters saw you, they were in fear: even the deep was troubled.

18 \77:17\The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.

19 \77:18\The voice of your thunder went rolling on; the world was flaming with the light of the storm; the earth was shaking.

20 \77:19\Your way was in the sea, and your road in the great waters; there was no knowledge of your footsteps.

21 \77:20\You were guiding your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

1 I will cry unto God with my voice,

Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:

My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not;

My soul refused to be comforted.

3 I remember God, and am disquieted:

I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. [Selah

4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching:

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart;

And my spirit maketh diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever?

And will he be favorable no more?

8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever?

Doth his promise fail for evermore?

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah

10 And I said, This is my infirmity;

But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.

11 I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah;

For I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also upon all thy work,

And muse on thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary:

Who is a great god like unto God?

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders:

Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah

16 The waters saw thee, O God;

The waters saw thee, they were afraid:

The depths also trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

The skies sent out a sound:

Thine arrows also went abroad.

18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings lightened the world:

The earth trembled and shook.

19 Thy way was in the sea,

And thy paths in the great waters,

And thy footsteps were not known.

20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock,

By the hand of Moses and Aaron.