Psalms 77 (MSG)

¹An Asaph psalm I yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my lungs. He listens.

²I found myself in trouble and went looking for my Lord; my life was an open wound that wouldn't heal. When friends said, "Everything will turn out all right," I didn't believe a word they said.

³I remember God—and shake my head. I bow my head—then wring my hands.

⁴I'm awake all night—not a wink of sleep; I can't even say what's bothering me.

⁵I go over the days one by one, I ponder the years gone by.

⁶I strum my lute all through the night, wondering how to get my life together.

⁷Will the Lord walk off and leave us for good? Will he never smile again?

⁸Is his love worn threadbare? Has his salvation promise burned out?

⁹Has God forgotten his manners? Has he angrily stalked off and left us?

¹⁰"Just my luck," I said. "The High God goes out of business just the moment I need him."

¹¹Once again I'll go over what God has done, lay out on the table the ancient wonders;

¹²I'll ponder all the things you've accomplished, and give a long, loving look at your acts.

¹³O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God!

¹⁴You're the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do—

¹⁵You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph.

¹⁶Ocean saw you in action, God, saw you and trembled with fear; Deep Ocean was scared to death.

¹⁷Clouds belched buckets of rain, Sky exploded with thunder, your arrows flashing this way and that.

¹⁸From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked.

¹⁹You strode right through Ocean, walked straight through roaring Ocean, but nobody saw you come or go.

²⁰Hidden in the hands of Moses and Aaron, You led your people like a flock of sheep.