Psalm 77

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Psalm 77 English Standard Version (ESV)

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

77 I cry aloud to God,
    aloud to God, and he will hear me.
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
    in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
    my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 When I remember God, I moan;
    when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

4 You hold my eyelids open;
    I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider the days of old,
    the years long ago.
6 I said,[a] “Let me remember my song in the night;
    let me meditate in my heart.”
    Then my spirit made a diligent search:
7 “Will the Lord spurn forever,
    and never again be favorable?
8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
    Are his promises at an end for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10 Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
    to the years of the right hand of the Most High.”[b]

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will ponder all your work,
    and meditate on your mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is holy.
    What god is great like our God?
14 You are the God who works wonders;
    you have made known your might among the peoples.
15 You with your arm redeemed your people,
    the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

16 When the 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 gave forth thunder;
    your arrows flashed on every side.
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    your lightnings lighted up the world;
    the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was through the sea,
    your path through the great waters;
    yet your footprints were unseen.[c]
20 You led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 77:6 Hebrew lacks I said
  2. Psalm 77:10 Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed
  3. Psalm 77:19 Hebrew unknown

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 77:1 : Ps. 39, title
  2. Psalm 77:1 : Ps. 50, title
  3. Psalm 77:1 : See Ps. 3:4
  4. Psalm 77:2 : Ps. 86:7; [Ps. 20:1; 50:15; Isa. 26:16]
  5. Psalm 77:2 : Ps. 63:6; Isa. 26:9
  6. Psalm 77:2 : [Ps. 143:6]
  7. Psalm 77:2 : Gen. 37:35
  8. Psalm 77:3 : Ps. 42:5, 11; 43:5
  9. Psalm 77:4 : [Gen. 41:8]
  10. Psalm 77:5 : ver. 10, 11; Ps. 44:1; 143:5; Deut. 32:7; Isa. 51:9
  11. Psalm 77:6 : See Ps. 42:8
  12. Psalm 77:6 : Ps. 4:4
  13. Psalm 77:7 : See Ps. 44:9
  14. Psalm 77:7 : Ps. 85:1
  15. Psalm 77:8 : [Rom. 9:6]
  16. Psalm 77:9 : [Isa. 49:15]
  17. Psalm 77:9 : [Hab. 3:2]
  18. Psalm 77:10 : [Ps. 118:15]
  19. Psalm 77:11 : ver. 5; Ps. 105:5
  20. Psalm 77:12 : Ps. 90:16
  21. Psalm 77:12 : Ps. 9:11
  22. Psalm 77:13 : Ps. 73:17
  23. Psalm 77:13 : See Ps. 35:10
  24. Psalm 77:14 : See Ps. 72:18
  25. Psalm 77:14 : Ps. 106:8
  26. Psalm 77:15 : [Ps. 74:2; Ex. 6:6; Deut. 9:29]
  27. Psalm 77:16 : Ps. 114:3; Ex. 14:21; Josh. 3:15, 16; Hab. 3:10
  28. Psalm 77:17 : [Ps. 68:33]
  29. Psalm 77:17 : See Ps. 18:14
  30. Psalm 77:18 : Ps. 104:7
  31. Psalm 77:18 : Ps. 97:4
  32. Psalm 77:18 : See Ps. 18:7
  33. Psalm 77:19 : Hab. 3:15
  34. Psalm 77:19 : See Ps. 36:6
  35. Psalm 77:20 : Ps. 78:52, 53; 80:1; Ex. 13:21; 14:19; Isa. 63:11, 12
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