Gott, hast du uns für immer verstoßen?

77 Ein Lied von Asaf. Für Jedutun.

Ich rufe zu Gott, ja, ich schreie mein Gebet hinaus,
    damit er mich endlich hört.
Ich habe große Angst und sehe keinen Ausweg mehr.
Unaufhörlich bete ich zu Gott –
sogar in der Nacht strecke ich meine Hände nach ihm aus.
    Ich bin untröstlich.

Wenn ich an Gott denke, fange ich an zu seufzen;
    grüble ich über meine Lage nach, so verliere ich allen Mut.
Ich kann nicht schlafen, weil er mich wach hält;
    die Unruhe treibt mich umher und lässt mich verstummen.

Ich erinnere mich an frühere Zeiten,
    an Jahre, die längst vergangen sind,
als ich beim Spiel auf der Harfe noch fröhlich sein konnte.
Jede Nacht grüble ich nach;
    das Herz wird mir schwer,
    weil meine Gedanken immer um die gleichen Fragen kreisen:
Hat der Herr uns für alle Zeiten verstoßen?
    Wird er nie wieder freundlich zu uns sein?
Ist seine Gnade für immer zu Ende?
    Gelten seine Zusagen nicht mehr?
10 Hat Gott vergessen, uns gnädig zu sein?
    Warum verschließt er vor uns im Zorn sein Herz?
11 Das ist es, was mich am meisten schmerzt:
    Gott, der Höchste, verhält sich jetzt anders als vorher –
    er setzt sich nicht mehr für uns ein!

12 Ich erinnere mich an deine großen Taten, Herr,
    und denke an die Wunder, die du einst vollbracht hast.
13 Ich führe mir vor Augen, was du getan hast,
    immer wieder mache ich es mir bewusst.
14 O Gott, heilig ist alles, was du tust.
    Kein anderer Gott ist so mächtig wie du!
15 Du allein bist der Gott, der Wunder vollbringt;
    du hast die Völker deine Macht spüren lassen.
16 Mit starker Hand hast du dein Volk
aus der Gefangenschaft in Ägypten befreit,
    die Nachkommen von Jakob und Josef.
17 Als dich die Wasserfluten sahen, begannen sie zu brodeln,
    sogar die Tiefen des Meeres erzitterten vor dir.
18 Aus den Wolken floss strömender Regen,
gewaltige Donnerschläge krachten,
    und deine Blitze durchzuckten die Luft.
19 Ja, im Sturm donnerte deine Stimme;
grelle Blitze erhellten die Erde,
    sie zitterte und bebte.
20 Du bahntest dir einen Weg mitten durch das Meer.
Dein Pfad führte durch mächtige Fluten,
    doch deine Spuren konnte niemand erkennen.
21 Durch Mose und Aaron, deine Diener,
    hast du dein Volk wie ein Hirte geführt.

The Consoling Memory of God’s Redemptive Works

To the Chief Musician. (A)To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

77 I cried out to God with my voice—
To God with my voice;
And He gave ear to me.
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing;
My soul refused to be comforted.
I remembered God, and was troubled;
I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah

You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart,
And my spirit [a]makes diligent search.

Will the Lord cast off forever?
And will He be favorable no more?
Has His mercy ceased forever?
Has His (B)promise failed [b]forevermore?
Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah

10 And I said, “This is my [c]anguish;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
11 I will remember the works of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
12 I will also meditate on all Your work,
And talk of Your deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is in [d]the (C)sanctuary;
Who is so great a God as our God?
14 You are the God who does wonders;
You have declared Your strength among the peoples.
15 You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

16 The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were (D)afraid;
The depths also trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
The skies sent out a sound;
Your arrows also flashed about.
18 The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world;
The earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was in the sea,
Your path in the great waters,
And Your footsteps were not known.
20 You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 77:6 ponders diligently
  2. Psalm 77:8 Lit. unto generation and generation
  3. Psalm 77:10 Lit. infirmity
  4. Psalm 77:13 Or holiness

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of (B)Asaph.

77 I (C)cry aloud to God,
    aloud to God, and he will hear me.
(D)In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
    in (E)the night my (F)hand is stretched out without wearying;
    my soul (G)refuses to be comforted.
When I remember God, I (H)moan;
    when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

You hold my eyelids open;
    I am so (I)troubled that I cannot speak.
I consider (J)the days of old,
    the years long ago.
I said,[a] “Let me remember my (K)song in the night;
    let me (L)meditate in my heart.”
    Then my spirit made a diligent search:
“Will the Lord (M)spurn forever,
    and never again (N)be favorable?
Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
    Are his (O)promises at an end for all time?
(P)Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    (Q)Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10 Then I said, “I will appeal to this,
    to the years of the (R)right hand of the Most High.”[b]

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will (S)remember your wonders of old.
12 I will ponder all your (T)work,
    and meditate on your (U)mighty deeds.
13 Your way, O God, is (V)holy.
    (W)What god is great like our God?
14 You are the God who (X)works wonders;
    you have (Y)made known your might among the peoples.
15 You (Z)with your arm redeemed your people,
    the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

16 When (AA)the waters saw you, O God,
    when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
    indeed, the deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
    the skies (AB)gave forth thunder;
    your (AC)arrows flashed on every side.
18 (AD)The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    (AE)your lightnings lighted up the world;
    the earth (AF)trembled and shook.
19 Your (AG)way was through the sea,
    your path through the great waters;
    yet your footprints (AH)were unseen.[c]
20 You (AI)led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 77:6 Hebrew lacks I said
  2. Psalm 77:10 Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed
  3. Psalm 77:19 Hebrew unknown