Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁴ Because of you, Lord God,
    I can't sleep.
I am restless
    and can't even talk.
⁵ I think of times gone by,
    of those years long ago.
⁶ Each night my mind
    is flooded with questions:^[a]
7 “Have you rejected me forever?
    Won't you be kind again?
⁸ Is this the end of your love
    and your promises?
⁹ Have you forgotten
    how to have pity?
Do you refuse to show mercy
    because of your anger?”
¹⁰ Then I said, “God Most High,
    what hurts me most
is that you no longer help us
    with your mighty arm.”

¹¹ Our Lord, I will remember
the things you have done,
    your miracles of long ago.
¹² I will think about each one
    of your mighty deeds.
¹³ Everything you do is right,
and no other god
    compares with you.
¹⁴ You alone work miracles,
and you have let nations
    see your mighty power.
¹⁵ With your own arm you rescued
your people, the descendants
    of Jacob and Joseph.

¹⁶ The ocean looked at you, God,
and it trembled deep down
    with fear.
¹⁷ Water flowed from the clouds.
    Thunder was heard above
as your arrows of lightning
    flashed about.
¹⁸ Your thunder roared
    like chariot wheels.
The world was made bright
by lightning,
    and all the earth trembled.

¹⁹ You walked through the water
    of the mighty sea,
but your footprints
    were never seen.
²⁰ You guided your people
    like a flock of sheep,
and you chose Moses and Aaron
    to be their leaders.

^9 (A) When our ancestors
were in Egypt,
    you saw their suffering;
when they were at the Red Sea,^[a]
    you heard their cry for help.
^10 (B) You knew that the King of Egypt
and his officials and his nation
    had mistreated your people.
So you worked fearsome miracles
    against the Egyptians
and earned a reputation
    that still remains.
^11 (C) You divided the deep sea,
and your people walked through
    on dry land.
But you tossed their enemies in,
and they sank down
    like a heavy stone.
^12 (D) Each day you led your people
    with a thick cloud,
and at night you showed the way
    with a flaming fire.
^13 (E) At Sinai you came down
    from heaven,
and you gave your people
good laws and teachings
    that are fair and honest.
¹⁴ You commanded them to respect
    your holy Sabbath,
and you instructed
your servant Moses
    to teach them your laws.
^15 (F) When they were hungry,
    you sent bread from heaven,
and when they were thirsty,
you let water flow
    from a rock.
Then you commanded them
    to capture the land
that you had solemnly promised.

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