Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

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.

⁹ You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt.
        You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
¹⁰ You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh,
        against all his officials,
        and against all the people of his land,
        because you knew that they were acting arrogantly against Israel.
        You made a name for yourself, as it remains to this day.
¹¹ You split the sea in front of them,
        and they passed through the middle of it on dry ground.
        You threw their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.
¹² With a pillar of cloud you led them by day
        and with a pillar of fire by night,
        which lit up for them the way they were to travel.
¹³ You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven.
        You gave them upright judgments and true laws,
        good statutes and commandments.
¹⁴ You made known to them your holy Sabbath.
        You gave them commandments, statutes,
        and the Law, by the hand of your servant Moses.
¹⁵ You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
        and you made water come out of a rock for their thirst.
        Then you told them to go and take possession of the land
        that you swore to give them.