Through the laws of Kabbalah, each of the 150 psalms were given what the ancients called a "Wonder of God." So, to obtain a grace from the Lord, it was not enough to sing the psalm indicated, it was also necessary to perform a "plus" that allowed to be in adequacy with the Lord ...

The oldest Psalms have 3 000 years! King David, singing and dancing for God, is considered their father. Prayer of the believing Jew, as was the case of Jesus himself, the Psalms express all the human feelings of man before God, they are a prayer of praise and supplication. And since then, there is not a single moment when, somewhere in the world, a Psalm is raised to God. And thus, for centuries and centuries, these incessant praises and miraculous supplications have been realized.

"O LORD, I call on you, come hurry to me! Give ear to my voice, when I call on you. May my prayer be before your face like incense "(Ps 141: 1-2). Since those early times, men have sought to enter into communication with God. The Psalms are therefore part of these means.

In time, codifications and methods of recitation were instituted. For example at present, the Universal Catholic Church uses in the liturgy 147 psalms on the 150 of the biblical book. Thus, at each office, the psalms are the body of the prayer of the Church, the raw material of the Liturgy of the Hours.

But leave that aside to look at how early Christians used these psalms with wonderful powers. This way, much less conventional than the Liturgy of the Hours, is strongly inspired by the Jewish tradition which itself is much more inclined to rites and rituals. Through the laws of Kabbalah, each of the 150 psalms were given what the elders called a "Wonder of God." Thus, to obtain a grace from the Lord, it was not enough to sing the psalm indicated, it was also necessary to perform a "plus" that allowed to be in adequacy with the Lord.

Psalm 077: To keep his friends

Friendship is maintained because it is never acquired. It is certainly part of the past, but it is also a joy, an enrichment for the present and the future. To keep one's friends is to be patient and compassionate, because in friendship, nothing goes without saying. Through this Psalm you ask the Lord to continue your good and friendly relations, as He knows how to perpetuate His goodness and blessings in our lives.

How to use this psalm?

77:1
To the choirmaster.
According to Jeduthun.
Psalm of Asaph.

77:2
My voice rises to God, and I cry;
My voice rises to God, and he will listen to me.

77:3
In the day of my distress, I seek the Lord;
At night, my hands are extended without tiring;
My soul refuses all consolation.

77:4
I remember God, and I groaned;
I meditate, and my mind is shot. -Pause.

77:5
You hold my eyelids awake;
And, in my trouble, I can not speak.

77:6
I think of the old days,
In the old days.

77:7
I think of my hymns during the night,
I make reflections inside my heart,
And my mind is meditating.

77:8
Will the Lord reject forever?
Will he not be more favorable?

77:9
Is his goodness forever exhausted?
Is his word broken for all eternity?

77:10
Has God Forgotten to Have Compassion?
Has he, in his anger, withdrawn his mercy? -Pause.

77:11
I say: What makes my suffering,
It is because the right of the Most High is no longer the same ...

77:12
I will remember the works of the Lord,
For I remember your wonders of old;

77:13
I will speak about all your works,
I will tell you your deeds.

77:14
O God! your ways are holy;
What god is great like God?

77:15
You are the God who does wonders;
You have manifested among the peoples your power.

77:16
By your arm you have delivered your people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. -Pause.

77:17
The waters have seen you, O God!
The waters saw you, they trembled;
The abysses were moved.

77:18
The clouds poured out water in torrents,
The thunder echoes in the clouds,
And your arrows flew on all sides.

77:19
Your thunder broke out in the whirlwind,
Lightning illuminated the world;
The earth moved and shook.

77:20
You made your way by the sea,
A path by the great waters,
And your tracks were no longer recognized.

77:21
You led your people like a flock,
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.