I remember these things and (A)pour out my soul within me.
For I (B)used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God,
With a voice of (C)joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.

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These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(A)
how I used to go to the house of God(B)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[a]
with shouts of joy(C) and praise(D)
    among the festive throng.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

I have considered the (A)days of old,
The years of long ago.
I will remember my (B)song in the night;
I (C)will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit [a]ponders:

Will the Lord (D)reject forever?
And will He (E)never be favorable again?
Has His (F)favor ceased forever?
Has His [b](G)promise come to an end [c]forever?
Has God (H)forgotten to be gracious,
Or has He in anger [d]withdrawn His (I)compassion? Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 77:6 Lit searched
  2. Psalm 77:8 Lit word
  3. Psalm 77:8 Lit from generation to generation
  4. Psalm 77:9 Lit shut up

I thought about the former days,(A)
    the years of long ago;
I remembered my songs in the night.
    My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

“Will the Lord reject forever?(B)
    Will he never show his favor(C) again?
Has his unfailing love(D) vanished forever?
    Has his promise(E) failed for all time?
Has God forgotten to be merciful?(F)
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?(G)

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