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77:1  For the director of music. For Jeduthun [C a Levitical musician; 1 Chr. 16:41–42; 25:1, 6; 2 Chr. 5:12]. A psalm of Asaph [C a Levitical musician, a descendant of Gershon, at the time of David; 1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17; 2 Chr. 5:12]. I cry out to God; I call to God, and he ·will hear [or heard] me.
77:2  I ·look [sought] for the Lord on the day of ·trouble [L my distress]. All night long I ·reach out my untiring hands [L flow forth my hand and it does not grow weak], but I ·cannot [refuse to] be comforted.
77:3  When I remember God, I ·become upset [moan]; when I ·think [reflect; meditate], ·I become afraid [my soul faints]. ·Selah [Interlude]
77:4  You ·keep my eyes from closing [L grab the eyelids of my eyes]. I am too ·upset [disturbed] to say anything.
77:5  I keep thinking about the old days, the years of long ago [C when things were going well].
77:6  At night I remember my songs. I ·think [meditate] and ·I ask myself [L my spirit inquires]:
77:7  “Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he never be ·kind [favorable] to us again?
77:8  Is his ·love [loyalty] gone forever? Has he stopped speaking for all time [C he questions God’s commitment to the covenant]?
77:9  Has God forgotten ·mercy [compassion]? Is he too angry to ·pity [have mercy on] us?” ·Selah [Interlude]
77:10  Then I say, “This is what makes me sad: ·For years the power of God Most High was with us [L The right hand of the God Most High has changed].”
77:11  I remember what the Lord did; I remember the ·miracles [wonderful acts] you did long ago.
77:12  I ·think [mused] about all the things you did and ·consider [meditated on] your deeds.
77:13  God, your ways are holy. ·No god [L What god…?] is as great as our God.
77:14  You are the God who does ·miracles [wonders]; you have ·shown [made known to] people your power.
77:15  By your ·power [L arm] you have ·saved [redeemed] your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. ·Selah [Interlude]
77:16  God, the waters saw you; they saw you and ·became afraid [L writhed]; the deep waters shook with fear.
77:17  The clouds poured down their rain. The ·sky [clouds] ·thundered [L gave forth a sound]. Your lightning flashed back and forth like arrows.
77:18  Your thunder sounded in the whirlwind. Lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and ·shook [quaked].
77:19  You made a way through the sea and paths through the ·deep [L many] waters, but your footprints were not ·seen [revealed].
77:20  You led your people like a flock by ·using [L the hand of] Moses and Aaron [Ex. 14–15].