Psalms 20

Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 May the Lord ^aanswer you in the day of trouble!
May ^bthe name of the God of Jacob ^cprotect you!
2May he send you help from ^dthe sanctuary
and give you support from ^eZion!
3May he ^fremember all your offerings
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices!  Selah
4 May he ^ggrant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!
5May we shout for joy over ^hyour salvation,
and in the name of our God set up our ⁱbanners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
6 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with ^jthe saving might of his right hand.
7Some trust in ^kchariots and some in ^lhorses,
^mbut we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand upright.
9 O Lord, save ⁿthe king!
May he answer us when we call.

Psalms 77

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^oJeduthun. A Psalm of ^pAsaph.

1 I ^qcry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.
2 ^rIn the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in ^sthe night my ^thand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul ^urefuses to be comforted.
3When I remember God, I ^vmoan;
when I meditate, my spirit faints.  Selah
4 You hold my eyelids open;
I am so ^wtroubled that I cannot speak.
5I consider ^xthe days of old,
the years long ago.
6I said, ▼

▼Hebrew lacks  I said

“Let me remember my ^zsong in the night;
let me ^aameditate in my heart.”
Then my spirit made a diligent search:
7“Will the Lord ^abspurn forever,
and never again ^acbe favorable?
8Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
Are his ^adpromises at an end for all time?
9 ^aeHas God forgotten to be gracious?
^afHas he in anger shut up his compassion?”  Selah
10 Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
to the years of the ^agright hand of the Most High.” ▼

▼Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will ^airemember your wonders of old.
12I will ponder all your ^ajwork,
and meditate on your ^akmighty deeds.
13Your way, O God, is ^alholy.
^amWhat god is great like our God?
14You are the God who ^anworks wonders;
you have ^aomade known your might among the peoples.
15You ^apwith your arm redeemed your people,
the children of Jacob and Joseph.  Selah
16 When ^aqthe waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
indeed, the deep trembled.
17The clouds poured out water;
the skies ^argave forth thunder;
your ^asarrows flashed on every side.
18 ^atThe crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
^auyour lightnings lighted up the world;
the earth ^avtrembled and shook.
19Your ^awway was through the sea,
your path through the great waters;
yet your footprints ^axwere unseen. ▼

▼Hebrew unknown

20You ^azled your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.