2. I cry aloud to God,I cry to God to hear me.
3. On the day of my distress I seek the Lord;by night my hands are stretched out unceasingly;I refuse to be consoled.
4. When I think of God, I groan;as I meditate, my spirit grows faint.Selah
5. You have kept me from closing my eyes in sleep;I am troubled and cannot speak.
6. I consider the days of old;the years long past
7. I remember.At night I ponder in my heart;and as I meditate, my spirit probes:
8. “Will the Lord reject us forever,never again show favor?
9. Has God’s mercy ceased forever?The promise to go unfulfilled for future ages?