Psalm 76-77

New King James Version

The Majesty of God in Judgment

To the Chief Musician. On ^[a]stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

76 In ^(A)Judah God is known;
His name is great in Israel.
²In ^[b]Salem also is His tabernacle,
And His dwelling place in Zion.
³There He broke the arrows of the bow,
The shield and sword of battle. Selah

⁴You are more glorious and excellent
^(B)Than the mountains of prey.
⁵^(C)The stouthearted were plundered;
^(D)They ^[c]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
⁶^(E)At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

⁷You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And ^(F)who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
⁸^(G)You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
^(H)The earth feared and was still,
⁹When God ^(I)arose to judgment,
To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah

¹⁰^(J)Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

¹¹^(K)Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
^(L)Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
¹²He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
^(M)He is awesome to the kings of the earth.

The Consoling Memory of God’s Redemptive Works

To the Chief Musician. ^(N)To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

77 I cried out to God with my voice—
To God with my voice;
And He gave ear to me.
²In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing;
My soul refused to be comforted.
³I remembered God, and was troubled;
I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah

⁴You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
⁵I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
⁶I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart,
And my spirit ^[d]makes diligent search.

⁷Will the Lord cast off forever?
And will He be favorable no more?
⁸Has His mercy ceased forever?
Has His ^(O)promise failed ^[e]forevermore?
⁹Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah

¹⁰And I said, “This is my ^[f]anguish;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
¹¹I will remember the works of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
¹²I will also meditate on all Your work,
And talk of Your deeds.
¹³Your way, O God, is in ^[g]the ^(P)sanctuary;
Who is so great a God as our God?
¹⁴You are the God who does wonders;
You have declared Your strength among the peoples.
¹⁵You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

¹⁶The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were ^(Q)afraid;
The depths also trembled.
¹⁷The clouds poured out water;
The skies sent out a sound;
Your arrows also flashed about.
¹⁸The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world;
The earth trembled and shook.
¹⁹Your way was in the sea,
Your path in the great waters,
And Your footsteps were not known.
²⁰You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.