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In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

 I cry aloud to God,
   aloud to God, and he will hear me.
² In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
   in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
   my soul refuses to be comforted.
³ When I remember God, I moan;
   when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

⁴ You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
⁵ I consider the days of old,
the years long ago.
⁶ I said,^[a] “Let me remember my song in the night;
let me meditate in my heart.”
Then my spirit made a diligent search:
⁷ “Will the Lord spurn forever,
and never again be favorable?
⁸ Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
Are his promises at an end for all time?
⁹ Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

¹⁰ Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
to the years of the right hand of the Most High.”^[b]

¹¹ I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your wonders of old.
¹² I will ponder all your work,
and meditate on your mighty deeds.
¹³ Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is great like our God?
¹⁴ You are the God who works wonders;
you have made known your might among the peoples.
¹⁵ You with your arm redeemed your people,
the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

¹⁶ When the waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
indeed, the deep trembled.
¹⁷ The clouds poured out water;
the skies gave forth thunder;
your arrows flashed on every side.
¹⁸ The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
your lightnings lighted up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.
¹⁹ Your way was through the sea,
your path through the great waters;
yet your footprints were unseen.^[c]
20 You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 77:6 Hebrew lacks I said
2. Psalm 77:10 Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed
3. Psalm 77:19 Hebrew unknown

Cross references:

1. Psalm 77:1 : Ps. 39, title
2. Psalm 77:1 : Ps. 50, title
3. Psalm 77:1 : See Ps. 3:4
4. Psalm 77:2 : Ps. 86:7; [Ps. 20:1; 50:15; Isa. 26:16]
5. Psalm 77:2 : Ps. 63:6; Isa. 26:9
6. Psalm 77:2 : [Ps. 143:6]
7. Psalm 77:2 : Gen. 37:35
8. Psalm 77:3 : Ps. 42:5, 11; 43:5
9. Psalm 77:4 : [Gen. 41:8]
10. Psalm 77:5 : ver. 10, 11; Ps. 44:1; 143:5; Deut. 32:7; Isa. 51:9
11. Psalm 77:6 : See Ps. 42:8
12. Psalm 77:6 : Ps. 4:4
13. Psalm 77:7 : See Ps. 44:9
14. Psalm 77:7 : Ps. 85:1
15. Psalm 77:8 : [Rom. 9:6]
16. Psalm 77:9 : [Isa. 49:15]
17. Psalm 77:9 : [Hab. 3:2]
18. Psalm 77:10 : [Ps. 118:15]
19. Psalm 77:11 : ver. 5; Ps. 105:5
20. Psalm 77:12 : Ps. 90:16
21. Psalm 77:12 : Ps. 9:11
22. Psalm 77:13 : Ps. 73:17
23. Psalm 77:13 : See Ps. 35:10
24. Psalm 77:14 : See Ps. 72:18
25. Psalm 77:14 : Ps. 106:8
26. Psalm 77:15 : [Ps. 74:2; Ex. 6:6; Deut. 9:29]
27. Psalm 77:16 : Ps. 114:3; Ex. 14:21; Josh. 3:15, 16; Hab. 3:10
28. Psalm 77:17 : [Ps. 68:33]
29. Psalm 77:17 : See Ps. 18:14
30. Psalm 77:18 : Ps. 104:7
31. Psalm 77:18 : Ps. 97:4
32. Psalm 77:18 : See Ps. 18:7
33. Psalm 77:19 : Hab. 3:15
34. Psalm 77:19 : See Ps. 36:6
35. Psalm 77:20 : Ps. 78:52, 53; 80:1; Ex. 13:21; 14:19; Isa. 63:11, 12