⁴ You’ve kept my eyelids from closing.
    I’m so upset I can’t even speak.
⁵ I think about days long past;
    I remember years that seem an eternity in the past.
⁶ I meditate with my heart at night;^[b]
    I complain, and my spirit keeps searching:
⁷ “Will my Lord reject me forever?
    Will he never be pleased again?
⁸ Has his faithful love come to a complete end?
    Is his promise over for future generations?
⁹ Has God forgotten how to be gracious?
    Has he angrily stopped up his compassion?” Selah
¹⁰ It’s my misfortune, I thought,
    that the strong hand of the Most High is different now.

¹¹ But I will remember the Lord’s deeds;
    yes, I will remember your wondrous acts from times long past.
¹² I will meditate on all your works;
    I will ponder your deeds.
¹³ God, your way is holiness!
    Who is as great a god as you, God?
¹⁴ You are the God who works wonders;
    you have demonstrated your strength among all peoples.
¹⁵ With your mighty arm you redeemed your people;
    redeemed the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

¹⁶ The waters saw you, God—
    the waters saw you and reeled!
        Even the deep depths shook!
¹⁷ The clouds poured water,
    the skies cracked thunder;
        your arrows were flying all around!
¹⁸ The crash of your thunder was in the swirling storm;
    lightning lit up the whole world;
        the earth shook and quaked.
¹⁹ Your way went straight through the sea;
    your pathways went right through the mighty waters.
        But your footprints left no trace!
²⁰ You led your people like sheep
    under the care of Moses and Aaron.

⁴ Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
    Who has gathered the wind by the handful?
    Who has bound up the waters in a garment?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
    What is this person’s name and the name of this person’s child—
            if you know it?

⁵ All God’s words are tried and true;
    a shield for those who take refuge in him.
⁶ Don’t add to his words,
    or he will correct you and show you to be a liar.

⁷ Two things I ask of you;
    don’t keep them from me before I die:
⁸ Fraud and lies—
    keep far from me!
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
    give me just the food I need.
⁹     Or I’ll be full and deny you,
    and say, “Who is the Lord?”
    Or I’ll be poor and steal,
    and dishonor my God’s name.