⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,^(H)
His love endures forever.
⁵ who by his understanding^(I) made the heavens,^(J)
His love endures forever.
⁶ who spread out the earth^(K) upon the waters,^(L)
His love endures forever.
⁷ who made the great lights^(M)—
His love endures forever.
⁸ the sun to govern^(N) the day,
His love endures forever.
⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn^(O) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
¹¹ and brought Israel out^(P) from among them
His love endures forever.
¹² with a mighty hand^(Q) and outstretched arm;^(R)
His love endures forever.

¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea^[a](S) asunder
His love endures forever.
¹⁴ and brought Israel through^(T) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;^(U)
His love endures forever.

¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness;^(V)
His love endures forever.

¹⁷ to him who struck down great kings,^(W)
His love endures forever.
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings^(X)—
His love endures forever.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites^(Y)
His love endures forever.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan^(Z)—
His love endures forever.
²¹ and gave their land^(AA) as an inheritance,^(AB)
His love endures forever.
²² an inheritance^(AC) to his servant Israel.^(AD)
His love endures forever.

²³ He remembered us^(AE) in our low estate
His love endures forever.
²⁴ and freed us^(AF) from our enemies.^(AG)
His love endures forever.
²⁵ He gives food^(AH) to every creature.
His love endures forever.

²⁶ Give thanks^(AI) to the God of heaven.^(AJ)
His love endures forever.^(AK)

³ “May the day of my birth perish,
    and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’^(B)
4 That day—may it turn to darkness;
    may God above not care about it;
    may no light shine on it.
⁵ May gloom and utter darkness^(C) claim it once more;
    may a cloud settle over it;
    may blackness overwhelm it.
⁶ That night—may thick darkness^(D) seize it;
    may it not be included among the days of the year
    nor be entered in any of the months.
⁷ May that night be barren;
    may no shout of joy^(E) be heard in it.
⁸ May those who curse days^[a] curse that day,^(F)
    those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.^(G)
9 May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,^(H)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
    to hide trouble from my eyes.

¹¹ “Why did I not perish at birth,
    and die as I came from the womb?^(I)
12 Why were there knees to receive me^(J)
    and breasts that I might be nursed?
¹³ For now I would be lying down^(K) in peace;
    I would be asleep and at rest^(L)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,^(M)
    who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,^(N)
15 with princes^(O) who had gold,
    who filled their houses with silver.^(P)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,^(Q)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?^(R)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,^(S)
    and there the weary are at rest.^(T)
18 Captives^(U) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s^(V) shout.^(W)
19 The small and the great are there,^(X)
    and the slaves are freed from their owners.

²⁰ “Why is light given to those in misery,
    and life to the bitter of soul,^(Y)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,^(Z)
    who search for it more than for hidden treasure,^(AA)
22 who are filled with gladness
    and rejoice when they reach the grave?^(AB)
23 Why is life given to a man
    whose way is hidden,^(AC)
    whom God has hedged in?^(AD)
24 For sighing^(AE) has become my daily food;^(AF)
    my groans^(AG) pour out like water.^(AH)
25 What I feared has come upon me;
    what I dreaded^(AI) has happened to me.^(AJ)
26 I have no peace,^(AK) no quietness;
    I have no rest,^(AL) but only turmoil.”^(AM)