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.