^1aTo the choirmaster on Jeduthun.↑

A Psalm of Asaph.

^1bMy voice is directed to God,

And I cry out.

My voice is directed to God,

And he listens to me.

²On the day of my adversity, I sought the Lord^*.

My hand was spread out at night,

And it did not become weary.

My inner being refused to be comforted.

³I remember God,

But I am agitated;

I commune,

But my spirit faints.

Selah.

⁴You have taken hold of my eyelids;

I am disturbed

And cannot speak.

⁵I have considered days of antiquity

And years of ancient times.

⁶I remember my song at night;

I commune with my heart,

And my spirit searches matters.

⁷Will the Lord^* reject us throughout the ages

And not take pleasure in us any more?

⁸Will his kindness come to a complete end?

Has his communication,

Which was for generation after generation,

Ceased?

⁹Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he shut off his mercies in anger?

Selah.

¹⁰Then I said, “This is me underrating

The years of the right hand of the Most High.

¹¹I will make mention of the works of the Lord,

For I remember your wonder of ancient time.”

¹²So I meditated on all your work,

And I spoke of your deeds.

¹³O God, your way is to be found in the sanctuary.

Who is a great God like God?

¹⁴You are the God who works wondrously;

You have made your might known among the various peoples.

¹⁵By your arm you have redeemed your people

– The sons of Jacob and Joseph.

Selah.

¹⁶The waters see you, O God;

The waters see you and swirl.

The oceans rage as well.

¹⁷The clouds pour down water;

The skies emit a noise,

And your flashes fork off all around.

¹⁸There is the sound of your rolling thunder,

Lightning flashes illuminate the world;

The earth rages and shakes.

¹⁹In the sea there is your way,

And your paths are in great waters,

But your tracks are not known.

²⁰You have led your people like sheep,

Through the intermediacy of Moses and Aaron.