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1 I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.
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I cry out with my voice to God; with my voice to God, that he may hear me.
2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted.
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In the day I [have] trouble, I seek the Lord. At night my hand stretches out {continually}; my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.
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I remember God and I groan loudly; I meditate and my spirit grows faint.
4 You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak.
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You hold [open] my eyelids. I am troubled and cannot speak.
5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;
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I think about [the] days from long ago, [the] years of ancient times.
6 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:
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I remember my song in the night. With my heart I meditate, and my spirit searches [to understand].
7 “Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?
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Will the Lord reject [us] forever, and will he never be pleased [with us] again?
8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?
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Has his loyal love ceased forever? Is [his] promise ended throughout generations?
9 Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”
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Has God forgotten to have compassion? Or has he closed off his mercies in anger? Selah
10 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
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So I said, "This pierces me-- the right [hand] of the Most High [has] changed."
11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
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I will remember the deeds of Yah. Surely I will remember your wonders from long ago.
12 I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
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I will also muse on all your work, and meditate on your deeds.
13 Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God?
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O God, your way [is] distinctive. Who [is] a great god like [our] God?
14 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.
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You [are] the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
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With [your] arm you redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
16 The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.
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Waters saw you, O God; waters saw you [and] they trembled. Surely [the] deeps shook.
17 The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
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[The] clouds poured out water. [The] skies {thundered}. Your arrows also {flew about}.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
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The sound of your thunder [was] in the whirlwind; lightnings lit [the] world; the earth shook and quaked.
19 Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
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Your way [was] through the sea, and your path through many waters. Yet your footprints were not discerned.
20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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