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1 To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, that he may hear me.
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1 I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.
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2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.
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2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted.
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3 I think of God, and I moan; I meditate, and my spirit faints. [Selah]
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3 I remembered you, O God, and I groaned; I mused, and my spirit grew faint. "Selah"
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4 Thou dost hold my eyelids from closing; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
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4 You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak.
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5 I consider the days of old, I remember the years long ago.
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5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;
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6 I commune with my heart in the night; I meditate and search my spirit:
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6 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart mused and my spirit inquired:
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7 "Will the Lord spurn for ever, and never again be favorable?
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7 "Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?
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8 Has his steadfast love for ever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?
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8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?
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9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" [Selah]
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9 Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?" "Selah"
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10 And I say, "It is my grief that the right hand of the Most High has changed."
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10 Then I thought, "To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High."
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11 I will call to mind the deeds of the LORD; yea, I will remember thy wonders of old.
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11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
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12 I will meditate on all thy work, and muse on thy mighty deeds.
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12 I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
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13 Thy way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God?
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13 Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God?
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14 Thou art the God who workest wonders, who hast manifested thy might among the peoples.
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14 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.
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15 Thou didst with thy arm redeem thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah]
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15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. "Selah"
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16 When the waters saw thee, O God, when the waters saw thee, they were afraid, yea, the deep trembled.
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16 The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.
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17 The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; thy arrows flashed on every side.
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17 The clouds poured down water, the skies resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
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18 The crash of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; thy lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
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18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
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19 Thy way was through the sea, thy path through the great waters; yet thy footprints were unseen.
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19 Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
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20 Thou didst lead thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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