Psalms · 20 verses
Psalms 77
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The waters see God, tremble at Him, and then conceal every footprint when His path crosses the sea.
A night of unanswered questionsvv. 1–10
The song begins with a cry that will not lie down: outstretched hands through the night, eyes kept open, a soul refusing comfort. Memory does not immediately soothe; it sharpens the questions. Has favour gone for good? Has promise failed? Has compassion been shut away? It is a remarkably formal way to lose sleep, with Selah twice stationed like a small lectern in the dark.
The hidden road through the watersvv. 11–20
Then the voice turns from the sleepless present to the works of old: wonders, mighty deeds, redemption, and a way through the sea. The waters themselves are alert witnesses, the clouds make a racket, lightning crosses the world, and the earth trembles. Yet the path leaves no footprints. The final image is gentler and more human: Moses and Aaron lead the people like a flock, by the hand.
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Ps 77:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
Ps 77:2In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Ps 77:3I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Ps 77:4You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
Ps 77:5I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
Ps 77:6At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Ps 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
Ps 77:8Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
Ps 77:9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
Ps 77:10So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
Ps 77:11I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
Ps 77:12I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
Ps 77:13Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
Ps 77:14You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.
Ps 77:15With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
Ps 77:16The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
Ps 77:17The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
Ps 77:18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Ps 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
Ps 77:20You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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Where this is echoed
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- 11Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
- 111 Chronicles 16:12Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- 11Psalms 105:5Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- 14Daniel 6:27He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
- 6Psalms 42:8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
- 6Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- 14Psalms 136:4He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.
- 1Psalms 3:4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
- 11Isaiah 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
- 14Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- 2Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- 2Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- 6Psalms 139:23–24Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- 11Psalms 28:5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- 11Psalms 78:11They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
- 20Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
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