ISV(i)
1 To the Director: With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.
The Awesome God God is known in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.
2 His abode is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
3 There he shattered sharp arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Interlude
4 You are enveloped by light; more majestic than mountains filled with game.
5 Brave men were plundered while they slumbered in their sleep. All the men of the army were immobilized.
6 At the sound of your battle cry, God of Jacob, both horse and chariot rider fell into deep sleep.
7 You are awesome! who can stand in your presence when you’re angry?
8 From heaven you declared judgment. The earth stands in awe and is quiet
9 when God arose to execute justice and to deliver all the afflicted of the earth. Interlude
10 Even human anger praises you; you will wear the survivors of your wrath as an ornament.
11 Let everyone who surrounds the LORD your God make a vow and fulfill it to the Awesome One.
12 He will humble the arrogant commanders-in-chief, instilling fear among the kings of the earth.
77 1To the director: To Jeduthun. A psalm of Asaph.
Remembering God in Times of Trouble I cry out to God! I cry out to God and he hears me.
2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; my hands were raised at night and they did not grow weary. I refused to be comforted.
3 I remember God, and I groan; I meditate, while my spirit grows faint. Interlude
4 You kept my eyes open; I was troubled and couldn’t speak.
5 I thought of ancient times, considering years long past.
6 During the night I remembered my song. I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.
7 Will the Lord reject me forever and not show favor again?
8 Has his gracious love ceased forever? Will his promise be unfulfilled in future generations?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger withheld his compassion? Interlude
10 So I say: “It causes me pain that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
11 I will remember the LORD’S deeds; indeed, I will remember your awesome deeds from long ago.
12 As I meditate on all your works, I will consider your awesome deeds.
13 God, your way is holy. What god is like our great God?
14 God, you are the one performing awesome deeds. You reveal your might among the nations.
15 You delivered your people— the descendants of Jacob and Joseph— with your power. Interlude
16 The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and writhed. Indeed, the depths of the sea quaked.
17 The clouds poured rain; the skies rumbled. Indeed, your lightning bolts flashed.
18 Your thunderous sound was in a whirlwind; your lightning lights up the world; the earth becomes agitated and quakes.
19 Your way was through the sea, and your path through mighty waters, but your footprints cannot be traced.
20 You have led your people like a flock by the hands of Moses and Aaron.
78 1An instruction of Asaph
Remembering God in Times of Trouble Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.
2 I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago—
3 things that we have heard and known and that our ancestors related to us.
4 We will not withhold them from their descendants; we’ll declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD— his might and awesome deeds that he has performed.
5 He established a decree in Jacob, and established the Law in Israel, that he commanded our ancestors to reveal to their children
6 in order that the next generation— children yet to be born— will know them and in turn teach them to their children.
7 Then they will put their trust in God and they will not forget his awesome deeds. Instead, they will keep his commandments.
8 They will not be like the rebellious generation of their ancestors, a rebellious generation, whose heart was not steadfast, and whose spirits were unfaithful to God.
9 The descendants of Ephraim were sharp shooters with the bow, but they retreated in the day of battle.
10 They did not keep God’s covenant, and refused to live by his Law.
11 They have forgotten what he has done, his awesome deeds that they witnessed.
12 He performed marvelous things in the presence of their ancestors in the land of Egypt— in the fields of Zoan.
13 He divided the sea so that they were able to cross; he caused the water to stand in a single location.
14 He led them with a cloud during the day,
The Awesome God
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