¹ With my voice to God—
with my voice I cried out to God,
and he listened to me.
² In the day when I was distressed I sought the Lord.
At night my hand was stretched out,
and it never grew tired,
but my soul refused to be comforted.
³ God, I remembered and I groaned. Interlude
I pondered, and my spirit became weak.
⁴ You propped my eyelids open.
I was troubled but did not speak.
⁵ I thought about the days of long ago, the years long past.
⁶ During the night I remembered my music.
With my heart I pondered, and my spirit asked,
⁷ “Will the Lord reject forever?
Will he never again show favor?
⁸ Has his mercy vanished to the end?
Has what he said failed for all generations?
⁹ Has God forgotten to be gracious? Interlude
Has he really shut up his compassion in anger?”

¹⁰ Then I said, “This is what hurts me:
the change of the right hand of the Most High.”^[b]
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord.^[c]
Yes, I will remember your wonderful work from long ago.
¹² I will meditate on all your work,
and I will ponder all your deeds.
¹³ O God, your way is carried out in holiness.
What god is as great as God?
¹⁴ You are the God who performs a wonderful deed.
You made known your power among the peoples.
¹⁵ With your arm you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude
¹⁶ The waters saw you, O God.
The waters saw you and swirled.
Even the depths were turbulent.
¹⁷ The clouds poured down water.
The skies echoed with thunder.
Indeed, your arrows shot back and forth.
¹⁸ The sound of your thunder was heard in the tornado.
Lightning lit up the world.
The earth trembled and quaked.
¹⁹ Your route led through the sea.
Your trail went through the mighty waters,
but your footprints were not detected.
²⁰ You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.