Psalms, 77

New Jerusalem Bible

1 [For the choirmaster . . . Jeduthun Of Asaph Psalm] I cry to God in distress, I cry to God and he hears me.

2 In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; all night I tirelessly stretched out my hands, my heart refused to be consoled.

3 I sigh as I think of God, my spirit faints away as I ponder on him. Pause

4 You kept me from closing my eyes, I was too distraught to speak;

5 I thought of former times, years long past

6 I recalled; through the night I ponder in my heart, as I reflect, my spirit asks this question:

7 Is the Lord's rejection final? Will he never show favour again?

8 Is his faithful love gone for ever? Has his Word come to an end for all time?

9 Does God forget to show mercy? In anger does he shut off his tenderness?Pause

10 And I said, 'This is what wounds me, the right hand of the Most High has lost its strength.'

11 Remembering Yahweh's great deeds, remembering your wonders in the past,

12 I reflect on all that you did, I ponder all your great deeds.

13 God, your ways are holy! What god is as great as our God?

14 You are the God who does marvellous deeds, brought nations to acknowledge your power,

15 with your own arm redeeming your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph.Pause

16 When the waters saw you, God, when the waters saw you they writhed in anguish, the very depths shook with fear.

17 The clouds pelted down water, the sky thundered, your arrows shot back and forth.

18 The rolling of your thunder was heard, your lightning-flashes lit up the world, the earth shuddered and shook.

19 Your way led over the sea, your path over the countless waters, and none could trace your footsteps.

20 You guided your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.




Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 77:

Psalm 77 is a psalm of lamentation, in which the psalmist expresses his suffering and consolation in God. He questions God about his silence before his afflictions and remembers the wonderful works God has done in the past in favor of his people. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Psalm 77, in order of proximity to the chapter:

Psalm 22:2: "God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why do you stretch out of my aid and the words of my sick?" Like the psalmist of Psalm 77, the psalmist of Psalm 22 expresses his pain and questions the reason for God's apparent abandonment.

Psalm 13:1-2: "How long, Lord? You will forget me forever? Until when you hide your face from me? How long will I consult with my soul, having sadness in my heart every day? Will my enemy exalt over me? " The Psalm of Psalm 13 also feels abandoned by God and wonders how long it will have to endure suffering.

Psalm 44:23-24: "Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Wake up! Don't reject us forever. Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?" The Psalm of Psalm 44 calls God to wake up and not abandon them in the midst of suffering.

Psalm 66:5: "Come, and see the works of God; it is trembling in his deeds towards the children of men." The Psalm of Psalm 77 also remembers God's wonderful works in the past, and this verse of Psalm 66 invites all to contemplate the works of God.

Psalm 86:7: "I invoke you on the day of my anguish, because you answer me." This verse of Psalm 86 expresses the confidence of the psalmist in which God will respond to his cry, as well as the Psalm of Psalm 77 expects to find comfort in God.





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