Psalms 77

lamnatseakh al-[yedutun] (ydytvn) le'asaf mizmor

For the leader; on Jeduthun.Of Asaph. A psalm.

qoli el-elohim ve'etsaqah qoli el-elohim veha'azin elay

I cry aloud to God; I cry to God that I may be heard.

beyom tsarati adonay darasheti yadi laylah niggerah velo tafug me'anah hinnakhem nafshi

In my time of distress I turn to my Sovereign, with my hand [uplifted]; [my eyes] flow all night without respite; I will not be comforted.

ezkerah elohim ve'ehemayah asikhah vetitattef rukhi selah

I call God to mind, I moan, I complain, my spirit fails. Selah.

akhazta shemurot enay nifamti velo adabber

You have held my eyelids open; I am overwrought, I cannot speak.

khishavti yamim miqqedem shenot olamim

My thoughts turn to days of old, to years long past.

ezkerah neginati ballayelah im-levavi asikhah vayekhappes rukhi

I recall at night their jibes at me; I commune with myself; my spirit inquires,

hale'olamim yiznakh adonay velo-yosif lirtsot od

“Will my Sovereign reject forever and never again show favor?

he'afes lanetsakh khasdo gamar omer ledor vador

Has such faithfulness disappeared forever? Will those promises be unfulfilled for all time?

hashakhakh khannot el im-qafats be'af rakhamayw selah

Has God forgotten how to pity? Has God’s compassion been stifled in anger?” Selah.

va'omar khalloti hi shenot yemin elyon

And I said, “It is my fault that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

(zkhyr) [ezkor] ma'alle-yah ki-ezkerah miqqedem pilekha

I recall the deeds of Yah; yes, I recall Your wonders of old;

vehagiti vekhol-po'olekha uva'alilotekha asikhah

I recount all Your works; I speak of Your acts.

elohim baqqodesh darkekha mi-el gadol kelohim

O God, Your ways are holiness; what god is as great as God?

attah ha'el oseh fele hodata va'ammim uzzekha

You are the God who works wonders; You have manifested Your strength among the peoples.

ga'alta bizroa ammekha bene-ya'aqov veyosef selah

By Your arm You redeemed Your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

ra'ukha mayim elohim ra'ukha mayim yakhilu af yirgezu tehomot

The waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You and were convulsed; the very deep quaked as well.

zoremu mayim avot qol natenu shekhaqim af-khatsatsekha yithallakhu

Clouds streamed water; the heavens rumbled; Your arrows flew about;

qol ra'amkha baggalgal he'iru veraqim tevel rogzah vattirash ha'arets

Your thunder rumbled like wheels; lightning lit up the world; the earth quaked and trembled.

bayyam darkekha (vshvylykh) [ushevilekha] bemayim rabbim ve'iqqevotekha lo noda'u

Your way was through the sea, Your path, through the mighty waters; Your tracks could not be seen.

nakhita khatson ammekha beyad-mosheh ve'aharon

You led Your people like a flock in the care of Moses and Aaron.