Therefore men are summoned to vow and pay their vows; and while Israel is called to worship, the nations around, who have seen that field of the dead, are called to do homage and bring tribute to Him who, as it so solemnly shows, can cut off the breath of the highest, or can cut down their pride, as a grape-gatherer does the ripe cluster (for such is the allusion in the word "cuts down"). The last clause of the psalm, which stands somewhat disconnected from the preceding, gathers up the lessons of the tremendous event which inspired it, when it sets Him forth as to be feared by the kings of the earth. PSALM LXXVII. 1 [I would lift] my voice to God and cry; [I would lift] my voice to God, that He may give ear to me. 2 In the day of my straits I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted. 3 [When] I remember God, I must sigh; [When] I muse, my spirit is covered [with gloom]. Selah. 4 Thou hast held open the guards of my eyes: I am buffeted, and cannot speak. 5 I considered the days of old, The years of ancient times. 6 I would remember my song in the night: In my heart I would muse,--and my spirit made anxious search. 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will He continue no more to be favourable? 8 Is His loving-kindness ended for ever? Has His promise failed for all generations? 9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Or has He in anger drawn in His compassions? Selah. 10 Then I said, It is my sickness; [But I will remember] the years of the right hand of the Most High. 11 I will celebrate the deeds of Jah; For I will remember Thy wonders of old. 12 And I will meditate on all Thy work, And will muse on Thy doings. 13 O God, in holiness is Thy way: Who is a great God like God? 14 Thou, Thou art the God who doest wonders: Thou hast made known among the peoples Thy strength. 15 Thou hast redeemed with Thine arm Thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 16 The waters saw Thee, O God; The waters saw Thee, they writhed in pangs: Yea, the abysses trembled. 17 The clouds were poured out [in] water; The skies gave [forth] a voice: Yea, Thine arrows went to and fro. 18 The voice of Thy thunder was in [Thy] chariot wheel; Lightnings illumined the world: The earth trembled and shook. 19 In the sea was Thy way, And Thy paths in great waters, And Thy footprints were not known. 20 Thou leadest Thy people like sheep, By the hand of Moses and Aaron.