Ps 77:1-10

1For the leader; According to Jeduthun. A psalm of Asaph.

2I cry aloud to God,

I cry to God to hear me.

3On the day of my distress I seek the Lord;

by night my hands are stretched out unceasingly;^a

I refuse to be consoled.

4When I think of God, I groan;

as I meditate, my spirit grows faint.^b

Selah

5You have kept me from closing my eyes in sleep;

I am troubled and cannot speak.

6I consider the days of old;

the years long past 7I remember.^c

At night I ponder in my heart;

and as I meditate, my spirit probes:

8“Will the Lord reject us forever,^d

never again show favor?

9Has God’s mercy ceased forever?

The promise to go unfulfilled for future ages?

10Has God forgotten how to show mercy,

in anger withheld his compassion?”

Selah