Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 16:

Song of Trust and Security in God

A Miktam of David.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in thee I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, “Thou art my Lord;

I have no good apart from thee.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the noble,

in whom is all my delight.

4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;

their libations of blood I will not pour out

or take their names upon my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;

thou holdest my lot.

6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

yea, I have a goodly heritage.

7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;

in the night also my heart instructs me.

8 I keep the Lord always before me;

because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;

my body also dwells secure.

10 For thou dost not give me up to Sheol,

or let thy godly one see the Pit.

11 Thou dost show me the path of life;

in thy presence there is fulness of joy,

in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 77:

God’s Mighty Deeds Recalled

A Psalm of Asaph.

77 I cry aloud to God,

aloud to God, that he may hear me.

2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;

my soul refuses to be comforted.

3 I think of God, and I moan;

I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah

4 Thou dost hold my eyelids from closing;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I consider the days of old,

I remember the years long ago.

6 I commune with my heart in the night;

I meditate and search my spirit:

7 “Will the Lord spurn for ever,

and never again be favorable?

8 Has his steadfast love for ever ceased?

Are his promises at an end for all time?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10 And I say, “It is my grief

that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;

yea, I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate on all thy work,

and muse on thy mighty deeds.

13 Thy way, O God, is holy.

What god is great like our God?

14 Thou art the God who workest wonders,

who hast manifested thy might among the peoples.

15 Thou didst with thy arm redeem thy people,

the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

16 When the waters saw thee, O God,

when the waters saw thee, they were afraid,

yea, the deep trembled.

17 The clouds poured out water;

the skies gave forth thunder;

thy arrows flashed on every side.

18 The crash of thy thunder was in the whirlwind;

thy lightnings lighted up the world;

the earth trembled and shook.

19 Thy way was through the sea,

thy path through the great waters;

yet thy footprints were unseen.

20 Thou didst lead thy people like a flock

by the hand of Moses and Aaron.