Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, and Your footsteps were not known. You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. (Psalm 77:19-20) As the people of Israel began their journey across the desert toward the land of Promise, God...

The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook. (Psalm 77:18) When we see a flash of lightning, we witness an awesome display of God's might. In just an instant, the air temperature can be heated to as...

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You, they were afraid. The depths also trembled. (Psalm 77:16) From the very beginning of Creation, water has been a constant. In fact, there is no record of when God spoke water into existence; that point is merely inferred...

You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples. You have with Your arm redeemed Your people. (Psalm 77:14-15) Each year at Passover, the traditional meal eaten to remember Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage includes the...

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night; I meditate within my heart, and my spirit makes diligent search. (Psalm 77:5-6) If you read the few verses that precede those above, you will see that the...

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God with my voice — to God with my voice and He gave ear to me. (Psalm 77:1) It is acknowledged in Jewish commentary that the psalmist Asaph possessed a unique gift -- the ability to find something...

Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. (Psalm 76:10) In the previous devotion we began with the question, ”How can man's wrath produce praise for God?” Today we will pose another question: with whose remaining...

Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. (Psalm 76:10) This verse, at first glance, is quite puzzling; how can man's wrath produce praise for God? Our Jewish friends offer some insight to this which, in my view,...

You, Yourself, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry? You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared and was still, when God arose to judgment, to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah. (Psalm 76:7-9) There...

You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. (Psalm 76:4) Keep in mind that this psalm is speaking prophetically, and specifically of the day when God's people are gathered unto Him, which is to say at the end of the present exile. That being so,...

In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion. There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. (Psalm 76:1-3) There is coming a day when Jerusalem, referred to by Asaph as...

In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion. There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. (Psalm 76:1-3) Jewish commentators interpret this psalm to be an extension of the...