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Psalms 77
1My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
3I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.
4You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can't speak.
5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
6I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:
7"Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?
8Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?
9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?" Selah.
10Then I thought, "I will appeal to this: the years of the right hand of the Most High."
11I will remember Yah's deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.
12I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.
13Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What god is great like God?
14You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known among the peoples.
15You have redeemed your people with your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
16The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.
17The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows also flashed around.
18The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
19Your way was through the sea; your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
20You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron. A contemplation by Asaph.
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Aaron: Commissioned As a Deliverer of Israel Psalm 77:20
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 77:1, 2, 7–9
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me. / In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 77:2–4
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
All Christians should be As Missionaries in Talking of God and his Works Psalm 77:12
I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
Arm: Figurative Use of Psalm 77:15
With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
Arrows of Lightnings Psalm 77:17, 18
The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Character of the Renewed Heart: Meditative Psalm 77:6
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Church: Sanctuary Psalm 77:13
Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
Clouds: Frequently the Instrument of God's Judgments Psalm 77:17
The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
Clouds: Thunder and Lightning Come From Psalm 77:17, 18
The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Despondency: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 77:7–9
“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
Diligence: Required by God in Self-Examination Psalm 77:6
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Diligence: Self-Examination Psalm 77:6
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Doubting: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 77:3
I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Ear: Anthropomorphic Uses of Psalm 77:1
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
Earthquakes: At Sinai Psalm 77:18
Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 77:10–12
So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.” / I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. / I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
God: Power of Psalm 77:14, 16, 18
You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples. / The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
God: Unsearchable Psalm 77:19
Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
Heart: Renewed: Devout Psalm 77:6
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Jeduthun Psalm 77:1
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
Lightning: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 77:18
Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Meditation: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 77:10–12
So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.” / I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. / I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
Night: Meditations In Psalm 77:6
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
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Psalms 77:1-10 Verses 1-10
Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek him till we find him. In the day of his trouble the psalmist did not seek for the diversion of business or amusement, but he sought God, and his favor and grace. Those that are under trouble of mind, must pray it away. He pored upon the trouble; the methods that should have relieved him did but increase his grief. When he remembered God, it was only the Divine justice and wrath. His spirit was overwhelmed, and sank under the load. But let not the remembrance of the comforts we have lost, make us unthankful for those that are left. Particularly he called to remembrance the comforts with which he supported himself in former sorrows. Here is the language of a sorrowful, deserted soul, walking in darkness; a common case even among those that fear the Lord, Isa 50:10. Nothing wounds and pierces like the thought of God's being angry. God's own people, in a cloudy and dark day, may be tempted to make wrong conclusions about their spiritual state, and that of God's kingdom in the world. But we must not give way to such fears. Let faith answer them from the Scripture. The troubled fountain will work itself clear again; and the recollection of former times of joyful experience often raises a hope, tending to relief. Doubts and fears proceed from the want and weakness of faith. Despondency and distrust under affliction, are too often the infirmities of believers, and, as such, are to be thought upon by us with sorrow and shame. When, unbelief is working in us, we must thus suppress its risings.
Psalms 77:11-20 Verses 11-20
The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time, both by price and power. If we have harboured doubtful thoughts, we should, without delay, turn our minds to meditate on that God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, that with him, he might freely give us all things.