Psalm 77 ESV

Psalm 77

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

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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