Psalms 77
HALLPsalms 77:2
My sore ran in the night, and ceased not.
My pain of body and the sorrow of my soul continued upon me, without any intermission.
Psalms 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled.
I looked up to God, and remembered him, who is the God of Comfort, in whom I was wont to find relief; and yet now my remembrance of him added to my trouble, in that I could not feel that aid and consolation from him which I expected, but rather found his countenance hid and estranged from me.
Psalms 77:6
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
I call to remembrance those songs of praise, which I have heretofore made unto thee, in the deepest night of mine afflictions. I reasoned with myself; my soul made diligent search into the experiments of thy former mercies.
Psalms 77:10
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most high.
Thus I said, but I took myself in the manner, and corrected my own error; and found that it was nothing but my infirmity, that I gave way to this temptation: but now I will stir up my
Psalms 77:13
Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary.
Thy counsels and judgments, O God, are hidden from our reach: thou hast reserved them to thyself in the cabinet of heaven: it is fitter for us to adore, than search them.
Psalms 77:16
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid.
The waters of the Red Sea and of Jordan were sensible of thy divine presence and power, O Lord; and, as if they had been afraid of thee, they ran away, and divided themselves into several courses.
Psalms 77:17
Thine arrows also went abroad.
Thy lightnings were shot forth of thy clouds, as so many arrows out of thy bow; and thy hailstones were as so many bullets, sent out from thence upon thine enemies.
Psalms 77:19
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters.
Thou shewedst thy power, in going before thy people and making way for them, through the midst of the sea; which is only subject to thy sovereign command, and either stands or moves according to thy will.