Psalm 75-77

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75 We give thanks to you, O God;
    we give thanks, for your name is ^(C)near.
We^[a] recount your wondrous deeds.
² “At ^(D)the set time that I appoint
    I will judge ^(E)with equity.
³ When the earth ^(F)totters, and all its inhabitants,
    it is I who keep steady its ^(G)pillars. Selah
⁴ I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast’,
    and to the wicked, ^(H)‘Do not lift up your horn;
⁵ do not lift up your horn on high,
    or speak with haughty neck.’”
⁶ For not from the east or from the west
    and not from the wilderness comes ^(I)lifting up,
⁷ but it is ^(J)God who executes judgement,
    ^(K)putting down one and lifting up another.
^8 (L)For in the hand of the Lord there is ^(M)a cup
    with foaming wine, ^(N)well mixed,
and he pours out from it,
    and all the wicked of the earth
    shall ^(O)drain it down to the dregs.
⁹ But I will declare it for ever;
    I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
^10 (P)All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,
    ^(Q)but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

76 In Judah God is ^(T)known;
    his name is great in Israel.
² His ^(U)abode has been established in ^(V)Salem,
    his ^(W)dwelling place in Zion.
³ There he ^(X)broke the flashing arrows,
    the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
⁴ Glorious are you, more majestic
    ^(Y)than the mountains of ^(Z)prey.
^5 (AA)The stout-hearted were stripped of their spoil;
    ^(AB)they sank into sleep;
all the men of war
    were unable to use their hands.
⁶ At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
    both ^(AC)rider and horse lay stunned.
^7 (AD)But you, you are to be feared!
    Who can ^(AE)stand before you
    when once your anger is roused?
⁸ From the heavens you uttered judgement;
    ^(AF)the earth feared and was still,
⁹ when God ^(AG)arose to establish judgement,
    to save all the humble of the earth. Selah
¹⁰ Surely ^(AH)the wrath of man shall praise you;
    the remnant^[b] of wrath you will put on like a belt.
^11 (AI)Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them;
    let all round him ^(AJ)bring gifts
    to him who ^(AK)is to be feared,
¹² who ^(AL)cuts off the spirit of princes,
    who ^(AM)is to be feared by the kings of the earth.

77 I ^(AP)cry aloud to God,
    aloud to God, and he will hear me.
^2 (AQ)In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
    in ^(AR)the night my ^(AS)hand is stretched out without wearying;
    my soul ^(AT)refuses to be comforted.
³ When I remember God, I ^(AU)moan;
    when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah
⁴ You hold my eyelids open;
    I am so ^(AV)troubled that I cannot speak.
⁵ I consider ^(AW)the days of old,
    the years long ago.
⁶ I said,^[c] “Let me remember my ^(AX)song in the night;
    let me ^(AY)meditate in my heart.”
    Then my spirit made a diligent search:
⁷ “Will the Lord ^(AZ)spurn for ever,
    and never again ^(BA)be favourable?
⁸ Has his steadfast love for ever ceased?
    Are his ^(BB)promises at an end for all time?
^9 (BC)Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    ^(BD)Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah
¹⁰ Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
    to the years of the ^(BE)right hand of the Most High.”^[d]
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will ^(BF)remember your wonders of old.
¹² I will ponder all your ^(BG)work,
    and meditate on your ^(BH)mighty deeds.
¹³ Your way, O God, is ^(BI)holy.
    ^(BJ)What god is great like our God?
¹⁴ You are the God who ^(BK)works wonders;
    you have ^(BL)made known your might among the peoples.
¹⁵ You ^(BM)with your arm redeemed your people,
    the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
¹⁶ When ^(BN)the waters saw you, O God,
    when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
    indeed, the deep trembled.
¹⁷ The clouds poured out water;
    the skies ^(BO)gave forth thunder;
    your ^(BP)arrows flashed on every side.
^18 (BQ)The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    ^(BR)your lightnings lighted up the world;
    the earth ^(BS)trembled and shook.
¹⁹ Your ^(BT)way was through the sea,
    your path through the great waters;
    yet your footprints ^(BU)were unseen.^[e]
20 You ^(BV)led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.