UST PSA Chapter 77

77 This is a note for the worship leader: in the style of wrote song.

1 I cried out to God;

I cried aloud to him, and he listened to me.

2 When I was in trouble, I prayed to the Lord;

all during the night I lifted up my hands while I prayed,

and I did not stop praying.

But nothing could comfort me.

3 When I thought about God, I despaired;

as I thoughtfully considered him, I became weak and discouraged. Selah

4 All during the night he prevented me from sleeping;

I was so worried that I did not know what to say.

5 I thought about days that had passed;

I remembered what had happened in previous years.

6 During the night, I remembered the songs that I used to sing;

I thoughtfully considered, and I pondered these things:

7 I feared that the Lord would reject me forever

and that he would never be kind to me again.

8 I wondered whether the Lord had completely stopped being faithful

and had broken his promise to all future generations.

9 I asked myself whether God had forgotten to be gracious

and whether his anger had caused him to stop being compassionate. Selah

10 I said, “What causes me to be sad the most is that

it seems that God, who is greater than any other spirit being, is no longer using his power for us.”

11 But then, Yahweh, I recall your great deeds;

I remember the wonderful things that you did in the past.

12 I contemplated all that you have done,

and I thought carefully about your mighty acts.

13 God, everything that you do is amazing;

there is certainly no god who is great like you are!

14 You are God, the one who performs miracles;

you showed to the people of many people groups that you are powerful.

15 By your power you rescued your people from Egypt;

you saved those who were descendants of Jacob and his son Joseph. Selah

16 It was as though the waters saw you and became very afraid,

and even the deepest part of the water shook.

17 Rain poured down from the clouds;

it thundered very loudly,

and lightning flashed in all directions.

18 Thunder crashed in the whirlwind—your voice!

Lightning lit up,

and the earth shook violently.

19 Then you walked through the sea

in a path that you made through the deep water,

but your footprints could not be seen.

20 You led your people as a shepherd leads his flock of sheep

while Moses and Aaron were the leaders of your people.