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Psalm 77 Author A-saph. When overwhelmed, remember God's greatness. They were instructed to sing this song "after the manner or mode of Jeduthan", an ancient Temple musician. This Psalm begins with powerful complaints and ends with comfort and encouragement. It was written in the dialect of the Jewish captives in Babylon, therefore, may have been written later than was thought, perhaps during the captivity.
This Psalm should teach us something of the theme of the Book of Job. We should realize that troubles and persecution is often the testing work of the Lord whether personally or those things experienced by the Church. The example to us is that we should feel for the wrongs suffered by the Church as we would our own.
The Psalmist complains of the way these troubles affected his spirit, how they led to his deep despair. He hopes by reminding himself of God's previous actions in their behalf to improve his moral. He gives several instances where this happened in order to grant them encouragement. In the reading of this Psalm we must feel a bit ashamed for our distrust of God's dealings with us and His Church and to remind ourselves of His past efforts in our behalf.
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