PSALMS 77 (1-4)

I cry to the lord;
I call and call to him.
Oh, that he would listen.
I am in deep trouble and I need his help badly.
All night long I pray,
lifting my hands to heaven pleading.
There can be no joy for me until he acts.
I think of God and moan,
overwelmed with longing for his help.
I cannot sleep until you act.
I am too distressed to even pray!!!!!

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i love the book of psalms...

both of ya......

Love the psalms too.

Thank you for sharing, Johnboy.

sounds like a temper tantrum ...you may need a time out

I was thinking the same thing to be honest about it.

praying and pleading to God is the same as protesting to God their lack of faith in his "Divine Plan"

For those who do not ready or study the Bible, and some who do not even believe in it, sometimes it is best to quote the entire (in this case Psalm) so it can be better understood.



Psalm 77

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God's Mighty Deeds.

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

1My voice rises to God, and I will (A)cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.
2In the (B)day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
(C)In the night my (D)hand was stretched out [a]without weariness;
My soul (E)refused to be comforted.
3When I remember God, then I am (F)disturbed;
When I (G)sigh, then (H)my spirit grows faint. Selah.
4You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I (I)cannot speak.
5I have considered the (J)days of old,
The years of long ago.
6I will remember my (K)song in the night;
I (L)will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit ponders:
7Will the Lord (M)reject forever?
And will He (N)never be favorable again?
8Has His (O)lovingkindness ceased forever?
Has His (P)promise come to an end forever?
9Has God (Q)forgotten to be gracious,
Or has He in anger withdrawn His (R)compassion? Selah.
10Then I said, "(S)It is my grief,
That the (T)right hand of the Most High has changed."
11I shall remember the (U)deeds of the LORD;
Surely I will (V)remember Your wonders of old.
12I will (W)meditate on all Your work
And muse on Your deeds.
13Your way, O God, is (X)holy;
(Y)What god is great like our God?
14You are the (Z)God who works wonders;
You have (AA)made known Your strength among the peoples.
15You have by Your power (AB)redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and (AC)Joseph. Selah.
16The (AD)waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.
17The (AE)clouds poured out water;
The skies (AF)gave forth a sound;
Your (AG)arrows flashed here and there.
18The (AH)sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The (AI)lightnings lit up the world;
The (AJ)earth trembled and shook.
19Your (AK)way was in the sea
And Your paths in the mighty waters,
And Your footprints may not be known.
20You (AL)led Your people like a flock
By the hand of (AM)Moses and Aaron.



COMMENTARIES ON PSALM 77 that help explain what this Psalm is about:

The psalmist's troubles and temptation.

Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek him till we find him. In the day of his trouble the psalmist did not seek for the diversion of business or amusement, but he sought God, and his favor and grace. Those that are under trouble of mind, must pray it away. He pored upon the trouble; the methods that should have relieved him did but increase his grief. When he remembered God, it was only the Divine justice and wrath. His spirit

was overwhelmed, and sank under the load. But let not the remembrance of the comforts we have lost, make us unthankful for those that are left. Particularly he called to remembrance the comforts with which he supported himself in former sorrows. Here is the language of a sorrowful, deserted soul, walking in darkness; a common case even among those that fear the Lord, Isa 50:10. Nothing wounds and pierces like the thought of God's being angry. God's own

people, in a cloudy and dark day, may be tempted to make wrong conclusions about their spiritual state, and that of God's kingdom in the world. But we must not give way to such fears. Let faith answer them from the Scripture. The troubled fountain will work itself clear again; and the recollection of former times of joyful experience often raises a hope, tending to relief. Doubts and fears proceed from the want and weakness of faith. Despondency and distrust under affliction, are too often the infirmities of believers, and, as such, are to be thought upon by us with sorrow and shame. When, unbelief is working in us, we must thus suppress its risings. (Ps 77:11-20)

He encourages himself by the remembrance of God's help of his people:

The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time, both by price and power. If we have

harboured doubtful thoughts, we should, without delay, turn our minds to meditate on that God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, that with him, he might freely give us all things.



I too love the Psalms. They bring great comfort and help us to praise our Lord.

Lindyy

Thanks Lindyy Did not realize is I was not walking the path of the self-righteous!