1 M y voice goes up to God, and I will cry out. My voice goes up to God and He will hear me.

2 I looked to the Lord when I was in trouble. I put out my hand at night, and it did not get tired. My soul would not be comforted.

3 W hen I remember God, then I am troubled. When I am in deep thought, then my spirit becomes weak.

4 Y ou keep my eyes from closing. I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have thought about the days of old, the years of long ago.

6 I remember my song in the night. I think with my heart. And my spirit asks questions.

7 W ill the Lord turn away forever? Will He never show favor again?

8 H as His loving-kindness stopped forever? Has His promise come to an end for all time?

9 H as God forgotten to be loving and kind? Has He in anger taken away His loving-pity?

10 T hen I said, “It is my sorrow that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will remember the things the Lord has done. Yes, I will remember the powerful works of long ago.

12 I will think of all Your work, and keep in mind all the great things You have done.

13 O God, Your way is holy. What god is great like our God?

14 Y ou are the God Who does great works. You have shown Your power among the people.

15 Y ou have set free Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph, with Your strong arm.

16 T he waters saw You, O God. The waters saw You and shook. The sea shook also.

17 T he clouds poured down water. The sky sounded with thunder. Your arrows of lightning went this way and that.

18 T he sound of Your thunder was in the turning wind. The lightning lit up the world. The earth shook.

19 Y our way was through the sea. Your paths went through the powerful waters. And it cannot be known where You stepped.

20 Y ou led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.