1 I pray to you, Lord God,and I beg you to listen.
2 In days filled with trouble,I search for you.And at night I tirelesslylift my hands in prayer,refusing comfort.
3 When I think of you,I feel restless and weak.
4 Because of you, Lord God,I can't sleep.I am restlessand can't even talk.
5 I think of times gone by,of those years long ago.
6 Each night my mindis flooded with questions:
7 “Have you rejected me forever?Won't you be kind again?
8 Is this the end of your loveand your promises?
9 Have you forgottenhow to have pity?Do you refuse to show mercybecause of your anger?”
10 Then I said, “God Most High,what hurts me mostis that you no longer help uswith your mighty arm.”
11 Our Lord, I will rememberthe things you have done,your miracles of long ago.
12 I will think about each oneof your mighty deeds.
13 Everything you do is right,and no other godcompares with you.
14 You alone work miracles,and you have let nationssee your mighty power.
15 With your own arm you rescuedyour people, the descendantsof Jacob and Joseph.
16 The ocean looked at you, God,and it trembled deep downwith fear.
17 Water flowed from the clouds.Thunder was heard aboveas your arrows of lightningflashed about.
18 Your thunder roaredlike chariot wheels.The world was made brightby lightning,and all the earth trembled.
19 You walked through the waterof the mighty sea,but your footprintswere never seen.
20 You guided your peoplelike a flock of sheep,and you chose Moses and Aaronto be their leaders.