*Psalms 77

₁I cry out loudly to God and

ask Him to listen to me and help me.

₂When I am in deep trouble,

I ask God to be with me.

I put out my hands and pray

to Him all night,

but there is nothing that comforts me.

₃When I think about God,

I sigh and moan. When I think

about what has happened to me,

I become discouraged. Selah

₄You keep my eyes open,

so I can not sleep.

I am so worried that I can not talk.

₅I think of times that went past long ago.

₆I remember the songs

that I sang to God at night.

I think of them and I ask myself:

₇‘Will the Lord leave us forever?

Will He never be good to us again?

₈Has He stopped loving us forever?

Will He stop doing

what He has promised us?

₉Has God forgotten to be merciful?

Is He too angry to feel sorry for us?’ Selah

₁₀Then I say: ‘There is something

that makes me unhappy.

It is that the Most High God

does not do powerful things

like He did before.’

₁₁I remember the wonderful things

that the Lord did long ago,

the miracles to help us.

₁₂I remember everything that You did,

the things that You did

with your great power.

₁₃O God, your way is holy,

and so are the things that You do.

There is no other God who is

as great and strong as You.

₁₄You, O God,

are the One who can do miracles

and You have shown the people

how strong You are.

₁₅You were powerful

when You saved your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

You showed them how strong You are. Selah

₁₆O God, when the water saw You,

yes, when the water

of the sea saw You, it trembled,

and the deep water became afraid.

₁₇The rain came down from the clouds

and there was thunder in the sky.

Your lightning was everywhere

like burning arrows.

₁₈You made the thunder roar,

the lightning made the world light,

and the earth shook and trembled.

₁₉You made a way through the sea,

and You walked through the deep water,

but no one saw where You walked to.

₂₀You led your people

like a shepherd leads his sheep.

You told Moses and Aaron to lead your people.