Psalms 76

¹Unto the end. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

²I cried out to the Lord with my voice, to God with my voice, and he attended to me.

³In the days of my tribulation, I sought God, with my hands opposite him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be consoled.

⁴I was mindful of God, and I was delighted, and I was distressed, and my spirit fell away.

⁵My eyes anticipated the vigils. I was disturbed, and I did not speak.

⁶I considered the days of antiquity, and I held the years of eternity in my mind.

⁷And I meditated in the night with my heart, and I was distressed, and I examined my spirit.

⁸So then, will God reject for eternity? Will he not continue to allow himself to show favor?

⁹Or, will he cut off his mercy in the end, from generation to generation?

¹⁰And would God ever forget to be merciful? Or, would he, in his wrath, restrict his mercies?

¹¹And I said, “Now I have begun. This change is from the right hand of the Most High.”

¹²I was mindful of the works of the Lord. For I will be mindful from the beginning of your wonders,

¹³and I will meditate on all your works. And I will take part in your intentions.

¹⁴Your way, O God, is in what is holy. Which God is great like our God?

¹⁵You are the God who performs miracles. You have made your virtue known among the peoples.

¹⁶With your arm, you have redeemed your people, the sons of Jacob and of Joseph.

¹⁷The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you, and they were afraid, and the depths were stirred up.

¹⁸Great was the sound of the waters. The clouds uttered a voice. For your arrows also pass by.

¹⁹The voice of your thunder is like a wheel. Your flashes have illuminated the whole world. The earth has quaked and trembled.

²⁰Your way is through the sea, and your paths are through many waters. And your traces will not be known.

²¹You have conducted your people like sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

¹Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of Asaph.

²I cried to the Lord with my voice; to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

³In the days of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted:

⁴I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

⁵My eyes prevented the watches: I was troubled, and I spoke not.

⁶I thought upon the days of old: and I had in my mind the eternal years.

⁷And I meditated in the night with my own heart: and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.

⁸Will God then cast off for ever? or will he never be more favourable again?

⁹Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, from generation to generation?

¹⁰Or will God forget to shew mercy? or will he in his anger shut up his mercies?

¹¹And I said, Now have I begun: this is the change of the right hand of the most High.

¹²I remembered the works of the Lord: for I will be mindful of thy wonders from the beginning.

¹³And I will meditate on all thy works: and will be employed in thy inventions.

¹⁴Thy way, O God, is in the holy place: who is the great God like our God?

¹⁵Thou art the God that dost wonders. Thou hast made thy power known among the nations:

¹⁶With thy arm thou hast redeemed thy people the children of Jacob and of Joseph.

¹⁷The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled.

¹⁸Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass:

¹⁹The voice of thy thunder in a wheel. Thy lightnings enlightened the world: the earth shook and trembled.

²⁰Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters: and thy footsteps shall not be known.

²¹Thou hast conducted thy people like sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.