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Psalms 77

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Part of Book III📖 Psalms introduction

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1I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me! ✦ 2When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted. ✦ 3I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude ✦ 4You don’t let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray! ✦ 5I think of the good old days, long since ended, ✦ 6when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now. ✦ 7Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he never again be kind to me? ✦ 8Is his unfailing love gone forever? Have his promises permanently failed? ✦ 9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude ✦ 10And I said, “This is my fate; the Most High has turned his hand against me.” ✦ 11But then I recall all you have done, O Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. ✦ 12They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works. ✦ 13O God, your ways are holy. Is there any god as mighty as you? ✦ 14You are the God of great wonders! You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations. ✦ 15By your strong arm, you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude ✦ 16When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths. ✦ 17The clouds poured down rain; the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed. ✦ 18Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook. ✦ 19Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters— a pathway no one knew was there! ✦ 20You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Hab 3 ·7Lam 3 ·5Exod 15 ·4Isa 63 ·4Ps 143 ·42 Sam 22 ·3Ps 74 ·3Exod 14 ·3

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 77 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 77David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 77Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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