[1] I cry out to God for help. I cry out to you, God; listen to me! [2] My Lord, in my time of trouble I came to you. I reached out for you all night long. My soul refused to be comforted. [3] I thought about you, God, and tried to tell you how I felt, but I could not. [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] During the night, I thought about my songs. I talked to myself, trying to understand what is happening. [7] I wondered, "Has our Lord rejected us forever? Will he ever accept us again? [8] Is his love gone forever? Will he never again speak to us? [9] Has God forgotten what mercy is? Has his compassion changed to anger?" Selah [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, all that you do is 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. Thunder roared in the sky above. 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 water and crossed the deep sea, but you left no footprints. [20] You led your people like sheep, using Moses and Aaron to guide them.
