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