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Psalm 77
- I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
Oh, that God would listen to me!
- When I was in deep trouble,
I searched for the Lord.
All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
but my soul was not comforted.
- I think of God, and I moan,
overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
- You don't let me sleep.
I am too distressed even to pray!
- I think of the good old days,
long since ended,
- when my nights were filled with joyful songs.
I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
- Has the Lord rejected me forever?
Will he never again be kind to me?
- Is his unfailing love gone forever?
Have his promises permanently failed?
- Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude
- And I said, "This is my fate;
the Most High has turned his hand against me."
- But then I recall all you have done, O LORD;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
- They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
- O God, your ways are holy.
Is there any god as mighty as you?
- You are the God of great wonders!
You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
- By your strong arm, you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude
- When the Red Sea saw you, O God,
its waters looked and trembled!
The sea quaked to its very depths.
- The clouds poured down rain;
the thunder rumbled in the sky.
Your arrows of lightning flashed.
- Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;
the lightning lit up the world!
The earth trembled and shook.
- Your road led through the sea,
your pathway through the mighty waters--
a pathway no one knew was there!
- You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep,
with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.