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Quoted By: >>12187618 >>12189239 >>12189260
Reader: “This is my fate; the Most High has turned his hand against me.”
Response: “But then I recall all you have done, O Lord.”
Scripture: Psalm 77
>I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
>Oh, that God would listen to me!
>When I was in deep trouble,
>I searched for the Lord.
>All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
>but my soul was not comforted.
>I think of God, and I moan,
>overwhelmed with longing for his help.
Interlude
>You don’t let me sleep.
>I am too distressed even to pray!
>I think of the good old days,
>long since ended,
>when my nights were filled with joyful songs.
>I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
>Has the Lord rejected me forever?
>Will he never again be kind to me?
>Is his unfailing love gone forever?
>Have his promises permanently failed?
>Has God forgotten to be gracious?
>Has he slammed the door on his compassion?
Interlude
Response: “But then I recall all you have done, O Lord.”
Scripture: Psalm 77
>I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
>Oh, that God would listen to me!
>When I was in deep trouble,
>I searched for the Lord.
>All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
>but my soul was not comforted.
>I think of God, and I moan,
>overwhelmed with longing for his help.
Interlude
>You don’t let me sleep.
>I am too distressed even to pray!
>I think of the good old days,
>long since ended,
>when my nights were filled with joyful songs.
>I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
>Has the Lord rejected me forever?
>Will he never again be kind to me?
>Is his unfailing love gone forever?
>Have his promises permanently failed?
>Has God forgotten to be gracious?
>Has he slammed the door on his compassion?
Interlude
