Psalms

Psalm 77

1The Psalmist sheweth what fierce combat he had with diffidence. 10The victory which he had gained by considering God's great and gracious works.

0To the chief Musician, to ^aJeduthun, A Psalm ¹of Asaph.

a 1Ch. 16.41,42; 25.3,6. Pss. 39; 62, titles.

1I CRIED ^bunto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

b Ps. 50.15; 55.16; 141.1; 142.1,2; 34.6; 6.8,9.

2In ^cthe day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my ²sore ^dran in the night, and ceased not: ^emy soul refused to be comforted.

c Ps. 130.1; 18.6; 86.7; 102.1,2. d Ps. 6.2,3; 38.2-8. e Pr. 18.14. Je. 31.14. La. 3.49,50; 1.12,16. Ge. 37.35.

3I ^fremembered God, and was troubled: I ^gcomplained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

f Job 31.23; 6.4; 10.16. Je. 17.17. g Ps. 143.4,5; 62.3,6; 13.1-4; 142.2-4; 55.4,5; 61.2; 102, title. La. 3.17.

4Thou ^hholdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

h La. 3.49. Ps. 6.6. Job 7.13-15; 2.13; 6.2; 23.2.

5I ⁱhave considered the days of old, ^jthe years of ancient times.

i De. 32.7. Ps. 143.5. Is. 51.9; 63.11. j Ps. 44.1.

6I call to remembrance ^kmy song ^lin the night: ^mI commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

k Ps. 42.8. Job 35.10. l Ps. 16.7. m Ps. 4.4. De. 32.29. Hag. 1.5. La. 3.40. Job 34.32.

7Will ⁿthe Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

n Ps. 13.1-3; 6.3; 74.1; 85.5. La. 3.31,32.

8Is ^ohis mercy clean gone for ever? doth his ^ppromise fail ³for evermore?

o Jn. 2.4. Je. 15.18. Nu. 23.19. p Ro. 9.6.

9^qHath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

q Ex. 34.6,7. Is. 49.15; 63.15; 64.9,12. Ps. 79.5.

10And I said, ^rThis is my infirmity: but I will remember the ^syears of the right hand of the most High.

r Ps. 31.22. Je. 10.19. Da. 9.7. Ro. 7.23,24. Mar. 9.24; 6.52. s Is. 63.4; 51.9. De. 32.7. v.5,11. Ps. 143.5.

11I ^twill remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

t Ps. 28.5; 111.2,4; 107.43. Is. 5.12.

12I ^uwill meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

u Ps. 44.1; 143.5; 105.1-3; 145.4.

13^vThy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: ^wwho is so great a God as our God?

v Ps. 68.24; 73.17; 27.4; 63.2. w Ex. 15.11. De. 32.31. Ps. 89.6,8; 147.5. Job 11.7.

14^xThou art the God that doest wonders: ^ythou hast declared thy strength among the people.

x Ex. 15.11. Ps. 72.18; 86.8; 40.5. y Ro. 1.19,20. Ps. 93.1. Is. 51.9; 52.10.

15Thou ^zhast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and ^aJoseph. Selah.

z Ex. 6.6. Is. 51.9; 63.9,12. Ps. 136.11,12. a Ps. 81.5.

16The ^bwaters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

b Ex. 14.21; 15.18. Ps. 114.3; 18.15. Hab. 3.8-10.

17⁴The clouds poured out water: the skies ^csent out a sound: ^dthine arrows also ^*went abroad.

c Ps. 68.33. d v.18. Ps. 18.14; 144.6; 11.6. Hab. 3.11.

18The ^evoice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

e 2Sa. 22.14. Job 37.1-5. Ps. 29.3-9; 50.3; 97.4; 104.7; 114.4. Hab. 3.5,6. Jos. 2.9,10.

19^fThy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

f Ne. 9.11. Is. 63.12,13. Ps. 29.10; 97.2. Na. 1.4. Ro. 11.33. Hab. 3.15.

20^gThou leddest thy people ^hlike a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

g Ex. 14.19. Ho. 12.13. Ps. 78.52,53. Is. 63.11-14. Je. 32.20,21. Ac. 7.36. Ne. 9.12-14. h Is. 63.11,12.