* This engraving by Niccolo Billy (a. 18th century) features a monk leading a procession of other monks behind him while field laborers look on. The cherub hovering in the sky holds a flag with Jesus' initials and three nails representative of those used to nail him to the cross. In the other hand, the cherub holds a banner with the Latin motto, IN HOC SEMPER TRIUMPHAVIT, which translates to "He triumphs always in this." The bottom features another Latin inscription from Psalm 78 that reads STATUIT AQUAS QUASI IN UTRE, ET PERDUXIT EOS, which means "He divided the waters as if in a wall and led them".
>1.
* Psalm 77:1 "I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me."
* The title is "For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm."
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:1 "When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted."
*
*
*
*
*
>2.
* Psalm 77:3 "I remembered you, O God, and I groaned; I mused, and my spirit grew faint. Selah"
*
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:4 "You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak."
*
*
*
*
*
>3.
* Psalm 77:5 "I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;"
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:6 "I remembered my songs in the night. My heart mused and my spirit inquired:"
*
*
*
*
*
II. Questions and an Answer (77:7-12)
>4.
* Psalm 77:7 β'Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?'"
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:8 "'Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?'"
*
*
*
*
*
>5.
* Psalm 77:9 "'Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?' Selah"
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:10 Then I thought, βTo this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High.β
*
*
*
*
*
>6.
* Psalm 77:11 "I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago."
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:12 "I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds."
*
*
*
*
*
III. Nature Praise (77:13-20)
>7.
* Psalm 77:13 Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God?"
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:14 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples."
*
*
*
*
*
>8.
* Psalm 77:15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah"
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77: 16 The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed."
*
*
*
*
*
>9.
* Psalm 77:17 The clouds poured down water, the skies resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth."
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked."
*
*
*
*
*
>10.
* Psalm 77:19 Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen."
*
*
*
*
>
* Psalm 77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron."
