Psalms, 77
5. I thought of former times, years long past
5. I thought of former times, years long past
Psalm 77 is a psalm of lamentation, in which the psalmist expresses his suffering and consolation in God. He questions God about his silence before his afflictions and remembers the wonderful works God has done in the past in favor of his people. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Psalm 77, in order of proximity to the chapter:
Psalm 22:2: "God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why do you stretch out of my aid and the words of my sick?" Like the psalmist of Psalm 77, the psalmist of Psalm 22 expresses his pain and questions the reason for God's apparent abandonment.
Psalm 13:1-2: "How long, Lord? You will forget me forever? Until when you hide your face from me? How long will I consult with my soul, having sadness in my heart every day? Will my enemy exalt over me? " The Psalm of Psalm 13 also feels abandoned by God and wonders how long it will have to endure suffering.
Psalm 44:23-24: "Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Wake up! Don't reject us forever. Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?" The Psalm of Psalm 44 calls God to wake up and not abandon them in the midst of suffering.
Psalm 66:5: "Come, and see the works of God; it is trembling in his deeds towards the children of men." The Psalm of Psalm 77 also remembers God's wonderful works in the past, and this verse of Psalm 66 invites all to contemplate the works of God.
Psalm 86:7: "I invoke you on the day of my anguish, because you answer me." This verse of Psalm 86 expresses the confidence of the psalmist in which God will respond to his cry, as well as the Psalm of Psalm 77 expects to find comfort in God.
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