Psalm 77:1-9

Good News Translation

Comfort in Time of Distress^[a]

77 I cry aloud to God;
    I cry aloud, and he hears me.
²In times of trouble I pray to the Lord;
    all night long I lift my hands in prayer,
    but I cannot find comfort.
³When I think of God, I sigh;
    when I meditate, I feel discouraged.

⁴He keeps me awake all night;
    I am so worried that I cannot speak.
⁵I think of days gone by
    and remember years of long ago.
⁶I spend the night in deep thought;^[b]
    I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:
⁷“Will the Lord always reject us?
    Will he never again be pleased with us?
⁸Has he stopped loving us?
    Does his promise no longer stand?
⁹Has God forgotten to be merciful?
    Has anger taken the place of his compassion?”