Psalms 76
1 For the end, for Idithun, a Psalm of
Asaph.
2 I cried to the Lord with my voice,
yea, my voice was addressed to God; and he gave heed
to me. 3 In the day of mine affliction
I earnestly sought the Lord; even with my hands by
night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted.
4 I remembered God, and rejoiced; I
poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause.
5 All mine enemies set a watch
against me: I was troubled, and spoke not.
6 I considered the days of old, and
remembered ancient years. 7 And I
meditated; I communed with my heart by night, and diligently searched my
spirit, saying,
8 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and
will he be well pleased no more?
9 Will he cut off his mercy for ever,
even for ever and ever? 10 Will God
forget to pity? or will he shut up his compassions in his wrath? Pause.
11 And I said, Now I have begun; this
is the change of the right hand of the Most High.
12 I remembered the works of the
Lord; for I will remember thy wonders from the beginning.
13 And I will meditate on all thy
works, and will consider thy doings.
14 O God, thy way is in the
sanctuary; who is a great God as our God?
15 Thou art the God that doest
wonders; thou hast made known thy power among the nations.
16 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed
thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Pause.
17 The waters saw thee, O God, the
waters saw thee, and feared; and the depths were troubled.
18 There was an abundant sound of waters: the clouds
uttered a voice; for thine arrows went abroad.
19 The voice of thy thunder was
abroad, and around thy lightnings appeared to the world; the earth trembled
and quaked. 20 Thy way is in the sea,
and thy paths in many waters, and thy footsteps cannot be known.
21 Thou didst guide thy people as
sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron.