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¹ I cried to the Lord with my voice, yea, my voice was addressed to God; and he gave heed to me. ² In the day of mine affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted. ³ I remembered God, and rejoiced; I poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause. ⁴ All mine enemies set a watch against me: I was troubled, and spoke not. ⁵ I considered the days of old, and remembered ancient years. ⁶ And I meditated; I communed with my heart by night, and diligently searched my spirit, saying, ⁷ Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be well pleased no more? ⁸ Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever? ⁹ Will God forget to pity? or will he shut up his compassions in his wrath? Pause. ¹⁰ And I said, Now I have begun; this is the change of the right hand of the Most High.

¹¹ I remembered the works of the Lord; for I will remember thy wonders from the beginning. ¹² And I will meditate on all thy works, and will consider thy doings. ¹³ O God, thy way is in the sanctuary; who is a great God as our God? ¹⁴ Thou art the God that doest wonders; thou hast made known thy power among the nations. ¹⁵ Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Pause. ¹⁶ The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and feared; and the depths were troubled. ¹⁷ There was an abundant sound of waters: the clouds uttered a voice; for thine arrows went abroad. ¹⁸ The voice of thy thunder was abroad, and around thy lightnings appeared to the world; the earth trembled a quaked. ¹⁹ Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters, and thy footsteps cannot be known. ²⁰ Thou didst guide thy people as sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron.