Psalm 77:12-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II
12 [a]I will recall the deeds of the Lord;
yes, recall your wonders of old.(A)
13 I will ponder all your works;
on your exploits I will meditate.
14 Your way, God, is holy;
what god is as great as our God?(B)
15 You are the God who does wonders;
among the peoples you have revealed your might.(C)
16 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
the children of Jacob and Joseph.(D)
Selah
17 The waters saw you, God;
the waters saw you and lashed about,
even the deeps of the sea[b] trembled.(E)
18 The clouds poured down their rains;
the thunderheads rumbled;
your arrows flashed back and forth.(F)
19 The thunder of your chariot wheels resounded;
your lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and quaked.(G)
20 Through the sea was your way;
your path, through the mighty waters,
though your footsteps were unseen.(H)
Footnotes
- 77:12 I will recall: the verb sometimes means to make present the great deeds of Israel’s past by reciting them, cf. Ps 78:42; 105:5; 106:7.
- 77:17 The deeps of the sea: Heb. tehom; the same word is used in Gn 1:2, where it alludes to the primeval seas which in ancient Semitic cosmography are tamed by God in creation, cf. Ps 74:12–17; 89:12–13 and notes.
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