In the Day of Trouble I Sought the Lord 1 RV For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I will cry unto God with my voice; even unto God with my voice, and he wilt give ear unto me. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
2 RV In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; my soul refused to be comforted. BSB BSB: In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
3 RV I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah BSB BSB: I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
4 RV Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. BSB BSB: You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
5 RV I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. BSB BSB: I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
6 RV I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart; and my spirit made diligent search. BSB BSB: At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
7 RV Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? BSB BSB: “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
8 RV Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? BSB BSB: Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
9 RV Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah BSB BSB: Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
10 RV And I said, This is my infirmity; but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. BSB BSB: So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
11 RV I will make mention of the deeds of the LORD; for I will remember thy wonders of old. BSB BSB: I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
12 RV I will meditate also upon all thy work, and muse on thy doings. BSB BSB: I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
13 RV Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is a great god like unto God? BSB BSB: Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
14 RV Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples. BSB BSB: You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.
15 RV Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah BSB BSB: With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
16 RV The waters saw thee, O God; the waters saw thee, they were afraid: the depths also trembled. BSB BSB: The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
17 RV The clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. BSB BSB: The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
18 RV The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. BSB BSB: Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
19 RV Thy way was in the sea, and thy paths in the great waters, and thy footsteps were not known. BSB BSB: Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
20 RV Thou leddest thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron. BSB BSB: You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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