Psalm 77

^{1 a} The Prophet teacheth vs by his eample to fell vnto God for helpe in our necessities.

^{1 !} The Prophet in the name of the Church rehearseth the greatnes of his affliction, and his grieuous tentations.

^{2 /} Or, mine hand was stretched out.

^{3 b} He sheweth that we must paciently abide although God deliuer vs not out of our troubles at the first cry.

^{4 c} Meaning that his sorowes were as watchmen that kept his eies from sleping.

^{6 !} Whereby he was driuen to this end

^{6 d} Of thankesgiuing which I was accustomed to sing in my prosperitie.

^{6 e} Bothe the causes why I was chastened, and when my sorowes shulde haue an end.

^{8 f} As if he shulde saie, It is impossible: wherby he exhorteth him selfe to pacience.

^{10 !} Consider his former conuersation.

^{10 g} Thogh Ifirst douted of my life, yet considering that God had his yeres, that is, change of times, & was accustomed also to lift vp them, whome he hathe beaten, I toke heart againe.

^{11 !} And the continual course of Gods workes in the preseruation of his seruants, & so he confirmeth his faith against these tentations.

^{13 h} That is, in heauen, wherunto we must ascend by faith, if we wil knowe the waies of God.

^{13 i} He condemneth all that worship anie thing saue the onely true God, whose glorie appeareth through the worlde.

^{16 k} He declareth, wherin that the power of God was declared, when he deliuered the Israelites through the red Sea.

^{17 l} That is, thundered & lightened.

^{19 m} For when you hades broght ouer thy people, the water returned to her course & the enemies that thoght to haue followed them colde not passe through, {Exod. 4,19}