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Explanatory Note
This is a very similar experience, as if Abraham has never seen the moon before, and does not know that his people worshipped the moon. To him on that particular night, it was something new: “He said: ‘This is my Lord.’“ Its light spreads all over the place: it is a beautiful light singling it out in the sky." Nevertheless, it sets, while the Lord, as Abraham knows Him instinctively through his unadulterated nature, does not set.
At this moment, Abraham realizes that he needs help from his true Lord, the existence of whom he feels in the depths of his soul. He loves his Lord although he has not yet recognized Him in his consciousness. Therefore, he feels he will remain astray unless his Lord helps him with His guidance and shows him the way. Hence, when he sees the moon setting, he says: “If my Lord does not guide me, I will most certainly be one of those who go astray.” (Verse 77)