# Psalm 77 📖: Remembering God's Deeds
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
#### For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph.
[[#Verse 01.]] I will cry out to God and call for help.
I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.
[[#Verse 02.]] In my time of trouble I sought the Lord.
I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night.
I refused to be comforted.
[[#Verse 03.]] I said, “I will remember God while I groan;
I will think about him while my strength leaves me.” (Selah)
[[#Verse 04.]] You held my eyelids open;
I was troubled and could not speak.
[[#Verse 05.]] I thought about the days of old,
about ancient times.
[[#Verse 06.]] I said, “During the night I will remember the song I once sang;
I will think very carefully.”
I tried to make sense of what was happening.
[[#Verse 07.]] I asked, “Will the Lord reject me forever?
Will he never again show me his favor?
[[#Verse 08.]] Has his loyal love disappeared forever?
Has his promise failed forever?
[[#Verse 09.]] Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has his anger stifled his compassion?” (Selah)
[[#Verse 10.]] Then I said, “I am sickened by the thought
that the Most High might become inactive.
[[#Verse 11.]] I will remember the works of the Lord.
Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago.
[[#Verse 12.]] I will think about all you have done;
I will reflect upon your deeds.”
[[#Verse 13.]] O God, your deeds are extraordinary.
What god can compare to our great God?
[[#Verse 14.]] You are the God who does amazing things; you have revealed your strength among the nations.
[[#Verse 14.]] You are the God who does amazing things;
you have revealed your strength among the nations.
[[#Verse 15.]] You delivered your people by your strength—
the children of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)
[[#Verse 16.]] The waters saw you, O God,
the waters saw you and trembled.
Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
[[#Verse 17.]] The clouds poured down rain;
the skies thundered.
Yes, your arrows flashed about.
[[#Verse 18.]] Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind;
the lightning bolts lit up the world.
The earth trembled and shook.
[[#Verse 19.]] You walked through the sea;
you passed through the surging waters,
but left no footprints.
[[#Verse 20.]] You led your people like a flock of sheep,
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The heading names Asaph and mentions Jeduthun, one of David's chief musicians (1 Chronicles 16:41-42).
2. Selah appears three times in the psalm (77:3, 9, 15).
3. The first half is full of "I" and "my," while the second half turns to "You" and "Your," showing a shift from self to God.
4. The six questions in 77:7-9 each ask if God's character has changed, and the psalm answers by recalling His acts.
5. "The right hand of the Most High" (77:10) recalls Exodus 15:6, where God's right hand shatters the enemy.
6. Verses 16-19 describe the Red Sea crossing with storm imagery: thunder, lightning, and a shaking earth.
7. The phrase about God's unseen footprints (77:19) is the only place in the Psalms that speaks of God's footprints in the sea.
8. The poetry of 77:16-19 has close parallels with Habakkuk 3:10-15.
9. The psalm mentions Jacob and Joseph (77:15), showing the northern and southern tribes as one redeemed people.
10. It is the only psalm that ends by naming both Moses and Aaron as leaders of the flock (77:20).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Shepherd who leads His people through deep waters. God led Israel through the sea by the hand of Moses and Aaron (77:19-20), and Jesus calls Himself the good shepherd who leads His sheep (John 10:11-14).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. Asaph asks six hard questions about whether God has forgotten (77:7-9). Why is it healthy to bring honest questions to God?
2. The turning point comes when he chooses to remember God's deeds (77:10-12). What past works of God do you need to remember right now?
3. God's path went through the sea, though His footprints were not seen (77:19). How have you seen God lead when you could not see His steps?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 2: In a time of trouble he seeks the Lord, and his hands stay lifted in prayer all night.
- 📖 verses 11-12: I will remember the works of the Lord and reflect on all His mighty acts.
- 📖 verses 19-20: God made a path through the sea and led His people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Exodus 14#Verse 21.|Exodus 14:21-22]] - God parts the sea.
- 🔗 [[Exodus 15#Verse 06.|Exodus 15:6]] - Your right hand, O Lord, is majestic in power.
- 🔗 [[Habakkuk 03#Verse 10.|Habakkuk 3:10-15]] - The prophet recalls God's power over the waters.
- 🔗 [[Isaiah 63#Verse 11.|Isaiah 63:11-13]] - Where is the One who led them through the deep?
- 🔗 [[John 10#Verse 11.|John 10:11]] - Jesus is the good shepherd.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 77 - SOAP|Yahweh, Our Leader]]
## 📂 Internal Notes