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Psalms 77
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1[1] I cry out to God for help. I cry out to you, God; listen to me!
- 2My Lord, in my time of trouble I came to you. I reached out for you all night long. My soul refused to be comforted.
- 3I thought about you, God, and tried to tell you how I felt, but I could not.
- 4You would not let me sleep. I tried to say something, but I was too upset.
- 5I kept thinking about the past, about things that happened long ago.
- 6During the night, I thought about my songs. I talked to myself, trying to understand what is happening.
- 7I wondered, “Has our Lord rejected us forever? Will he ever accept us again?
- 8Is his love gone forever? Will he never again speak to us?
- 9Has God forgotten what mercy is? Has his compassion changed to anger?” Selah
- 10Then I said to myself, “What bothers me most is the thought that God Most High has lost his power.”
- 11LORD, I remember what you have done. I remember the amazing things you did long ago.
- 12I think about those things. I think about them all the time.
- 13God, all that you do is holy. No god is as great as you are.
- 14You are the God who does amazing things. You showed the nations your great power.
- 15By your power you saved your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
- God, the water saw you and became afraid. The deep water shook with fear.