PSALM 77


The Consoling Memory of God's Redemptive Works

				1  I cried out to God with my
				   voice - 
				   To God with my voice;
				   And he gave ear to me.
				2  In the day of my trouble I 
				   sought the Lord;
				   My hand was stretched out in
				   The night without ceasing;
				   My soul refused to be 
				   Comforted.
				3  I remembered God,and was
				   troubled;
				   I complained, and my spirit was
				   Overwhelmed.
				   Selah
				
				4  You hold my eyelids open;
				   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 meditate within my heart,
				   And my spirit makes diligent
				   Search.
				
				7  Will the Lord cast off forever?
				   And will He be favorable no more?
				8  Has His mercy ceased forever?
				   Has His promise failed
				   Forevermore?
				9  Has God forgotten to be 
				   gracious?
				   Has He in anger shut up His
				   Tender mercies?
				   Selah
				10 And I said, "This is my 
				   anguish;
				   But I will remember the years of 
				   The right hand of the Most
				   High."
				11 I will remember the works of the
				   LORD;
				   Surely I will remember You
				   Wonders of old.
				12 I will also meditate on all Your
				   work,
				   And talk of Your deeds.
				13 Your way, O God, is in 
				   the sanctuary;
				   Who is so great a God as our
				   God?
				14 You are the God who does 
				   wonders;
				   You have declared Your
				   Strength among the peoples.
				15 You have with Your arm
				   redeemed Your people,
				   The sons of Jacob and Joseph.
				   Selah
				16 The waters saw You, O God;
				   The waters saw You, they were
				   Afraid;
				   The depths also trembled.
				17 The clouds poured out water;
				   The skies sent out a sound;
				   Your arrows also flashed about.
				18 The voice of Your thunder was
				   in the whirlwind;
				   The lightnings lit up the world;
				   The earth trembled and shook.
				19 Your way was in the sea,
				   Your path in the great waters,
				   And Your footsteps were not 
				   Known.
				20 You led Your people like a flock
				   By the hand of Moses and
				   Aaron.