To the director.[434] To Jeduthun. One of Asaph's songs.
<1> I lift my voice to God and cry for help.
I lift my voice to you God, listen to me!
<2> My Master, I come to you
when I have troubles.
I reached out for you all night long.
My soul refused to be comforted.
<3> I think about God,
and I try to tell him how I feel.
But I cannot.
<4> You would not let me sleep.
I tried to say something, but I was too upset.
<5> I kept thinking about the past,
about things that happened long ago.
<6> At night, I try to think about my songs.
I talk with myself and try to understand.
<7> I wonder,
"Has our Master rejected us forever?
Will he ever accept us again?
<8> Is God's love gone forever?
Will he ever speak to us again?
<9> Has God forgotten what mercy is?
Has his compassion changed to anger?"
Selah[435]
<10> Then I said to myself,
"What bothers me most is the thought that God Most High has lost his power."
<11> Lord, I remember what you have done;
I remember the amazing things you did long ago.
<12> I think about those things.
I think about them all the time.
<13> God, your ways are holy.
No god is as great as you are.
<14> You are the God who does amazing things.
You showed the nations your great power.
<15> By your power you saved your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah
<16> God, the water saw you and became afraid.
The deep water shook with fear.
<17> The thick clouds dropped their water.
People heard loud thunder in the high clouds.
Then your arrows of lightning
flashed through the clouds.
<18> There were loud claps of thunder.
Lightning lit up the world.
The earth shook and trembled.
<19> You walked through the deep water
and you crossed the deep sea,
but you left no footprints.
<20> You used Moses and Aaron
to lead your people like sheep.
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