第 77 篇
患難中的安慰
亞薩的詩，照耶杜頓的做法，交給樂長。
1我呼求上帝，我高聲呼求，
上帝垂聽我的禱告。
2我在困境中尋求主。
我整夜舉手禱告，
我的心無法得到安慰。
3我思想上帝，發出哀歎；
我默想，心靈疲憊不堪。（細拉）
4你使我無法合眼，
我心亂如麻，默然無語。
5我回想從前的日子，
那久遠的歲月，
6想起自己夜間所唱的歌。
我沉思默想，捫心自問：
7「難道主要永遠丟棄我，
不再恩待我了嗎？
8難道祂的慈愛永遠消逝了嗎？
祂的應許永遠落空了嗎？
9難道上帝已忘記施恩，
在憤怒中收回了祂的慈愛嗎？」（細拉）
10於是我說：「我感到悲傷的是，
至高者已不再彰顯大能。」
11耶和華啊，我要回想你的作為，
回想你從前所行的奇事。
12我要默想你所行的一切事，
思想你一切大能的作為。
13上帝啊，你的作為全然聖潔，
有哪個神明像你一樣偉大？
14你是行奇事的上帝，
你在列邦中彰顯你的大能。
15你以大能救贖了你的子民，
就是雅各和約瑟的後代。（細拉）
16上帝啊，海水看見你就戰慄，
深淵看見你就顫抖。
17雲層倒出雨水，
天上雷霆霹靂，電光四射。
18旋風中傳來你的雷聲，
你的閃電照亮世界，
大地顫抖震動。
19你的道路穿越海洋，經過洪濤，
但你的足跡無人看見。
20你藉著摩西和亞倫的手引領你的子民，
如同牧人引領羊群。
Psalm 77
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of Asaph.
1I cried out to God for help.
I cried out to God to hear me.
2When I was in trouble, I looked to the Lord for help.
During the night I lifted up my hands in prayer.
But I refused to be comforted.
3God, I remembered you, and I groaned.
I thought about you, and I became weak.
4You kept me from going to sleep.
I was so troubled I couldn’t speak.
5I thought about days gone by.
I thought about the years of long ago.
6I remembered how I used to sing praise to you in the night.
I thought about it, and here is what I asked myself.
7“Will the Lord turn away from us forever?
Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?
8Has his faithful love disappeared forever?
Has his promise failed for all time?
9Has God forgotten to help us?
Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”
10Then I thought, “Here is what gives me hope.
For many years the Most High God showed how powerful he is.
11Lord, I will remember what you did.
Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12I will spend time thinking about everything you have done.
I will consider all your mighty acts.”
13God, everything you do is holy.
What god is as great as our God?
14You are the God who does miracles.
You show your power among the nations.
15With your mighty arm you set your people free.
You set the children of Jacob and Joseph free.
16God, the water of the Red Sea saw you.
It saw you and boiled up.
The deepest waters were stirred up.
17The clouds poured down rain.
The skies rumbled with thunder.
Lightning flashed back and forth like arrows.
18Your thunder was heard in the windstorm.
Your lightning lit up the world.
The earth trembled and shook.
19Your path led through the Red Sea.
You walked through the mighty waters.
But your footprints were not seen.
20You led your people like a flock.
You led them by the hands of Moses and Aaron.
