For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
1Iwill cry unto Godwithmyvoice,Evenunto Godwithmyvoice;andhewill give ear untome. 2InthedayofmytroubleIsoughttheLord:Myhandwasstretchedoutinthenight,andslacked not;Mysoul refusedtobecomforted. 3IrememberGod,andamdisquieted:Icomplain,andmyspiritisoverwhelmed. [Selah 4Thou holdest mine eyes watching:Iamso troubledthatIcannotspeakH7878. 5Ihaveconsideredthedaysofold,Theyearsofancient times. 6Icalltoremembrancemysonginthenight:Icommunewithmineownheart;Andmyspirit maketh diligent search. 7WilltheLord castoffforever?Andwillhebefavorable no more? 8Ishislovingkindness cleangoneforeverH5769? Dothhispromisefailforevermore? 9Hath God forgottentobegracious? Hath heinanger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah 10AndIsaid,Thisismyinfirmity;ButIwillremembertheyearsoftheright handoftheMost High. 11Iwillmake mentionofthedeedsofJehovah;ForIwillremember thy wondersofold. 12Iwill meditatealsoupon all thy work,Andmuseonthydoings. 13Thyway, O God,isinthesanctuary:Whoisagreat godlikeunto God? 14Thou arttheGodH430thatdoest wonders: Thou hast made known thy strengthamongthepeoples. 15Thou hastwiththine arm redeemed thypeopleH5971,ThesonsofJacobandJoseph. [Selah 16Thewaters saw thee, O God;Thewaters saw thee,theywereafraid:Thedepths also trembled. 17Theclouds pouredoutwaterH4325;Theskies sentoutasound: Thine arrowsalsoH637went abroad. 18ThevoiceH6963ofthythunderH6963wasinthewhirlwind;Thelightnings lightenedtheworld:Theearth trembledandshook. 19Thy waywasinthesea,Andthy pathsinthegreat waters,Andthy footstepswerenotknown. 20Thou leddest thypeoplelikeaflock,BythehandofMosesandAaron. Commentaries on Psalms 77
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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