4 You kept my eyes from closing;

I was too troubled to speak.

5 I thought about the former days,

the years of long ago;

6 I remembered my songs in the night.

My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

7 “Will the Lord reject forever?

Will he never show his favor again?

8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever?

Has his promise failed for all time?

9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?

Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

10 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:

the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;

yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

12 I will consider all your works

and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

13 Your ways, God, are holy.

What god is as great as our God?

14 You are the God who performs miracles;

you display your power among the peoples.

15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

4 You hold my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I consider the days of old,

the years long ago.

6 I said, “Let me remember my song in the night;

let me meditate in my heart.”

Then my spirit made a diligent search:

7 “Will the Lord spurn forever,

and never again be favorable?

8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased?

Are his promises at an end for all time?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10 Then I said, “I will appeal to this,

to the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;

yes, I will remember your wonders of old.

12 I will ponder all your work,

and meditate on your mighty deeds.

13 Your way, O God, is holy.

What god is great like our God?

14 You are the God who works wonders;

you have made known your might among the peoples.

15 You with your arm redeemed your people,

the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking:

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart:

And my spirit made diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever?

And will he be favourable no more?

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever?

Doth his promise fail for evermore?

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

10 And I said, This is my infirmity:

But I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

11 I will remember the works of the Lord:

Surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary:

Who is so great a God as our God?

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders:

Thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

4 You don’t let me sleep.

I am too distressed even to pray!

5 I think of the good old days,

long since ended,

6 when my nights were filled with joyful songs.

I search my soul and ponder the difference now.

7 Has the Lord rejected me forever?

Will he never again be kind to me?

8 Is his unfailing love gone forever?

Have his promises permanently failed?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he slammed the door on his compassion?

Interlude

10 And I said, “This is my fate;

the Most High has turned his hand against me.”

11 But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;

I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.

12 They are constantly in my thoughts.

I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.

13 O God, your ways are holy.

Is there any god as mighty as you?

14 You are the God of great wonders!

You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.

15 By your strong arm, you redeemed your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

Interlude

4 You hold my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night;

I meditate within my heart,

And my spirit makes diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off forever?

And will He be favorable no more?

8 Has His mercy ceased forever?

Has His promise failed forevermore?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies?

Selah

10 And I said, “This is my anguish;

But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

11 I will remember the works of the Lord;

Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.

12 I will also meditate on all Your work,

And talk of Your deeds.

13 Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary;

Who is so great a God as our God?

14 You are the God who does wonders;

You have declared Your strength among the peoples.

15 You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph.

Selah

4 You keep my eyes from closing.

I am too upset to say anything.

5 I keep thinking about the old days,

the years of long ago.

6 At night I remember my songs.

I think and I ask myself:

7 “Will the Lord reject us forever?

Will he never be kind to us again?

8 Is his love gone forever?

Has he stopped speaking for all time?

9 Has God forgotten mercy?

Is he too angry to pity us?”

Selah

10 Then I say “This is what makes me sad:

For years the power of God Most High was with us.”

11 I remember what the Lord did;

I remember the miracles you did long ago.

12 I think about all the things you did

and consider your deeds.

13 God, your ways are holy.

No god is as great as our God.

14 You are the God who does miracles;

you have shown people your power.

15 By your power you have saved your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.Selah

4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching:

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart;

And my spirit maketh diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever?

And will he be favorable no more?

8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever?

Doth his promise fail for evermore?

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah

10 And I said, This is my infirmity;

But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.

11 I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah;

For I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also upon all thy work,

And muse on thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary:

Who is a great god like unto God?

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders:

Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

4 (You keep my eyelids open.) 

I am so upset that I cannot speak. 

5 I have considered the days of old, 

the years long ago. 

6 I remember my song in the night 

and reflect ⸤on it⸥. 

My spirit searches ⸤for an answer⸥: 

7 Will the Lord reject ⸤me⸥ for all time? 

Will he ever accept me? 

8 Has his mercy come to an end forever? 

Has his promise been canceled throughout every generation? 

9 Has God forgotten to be merciful? 

Has he locked up his compassion because of his anger? Selah 

10 Then I said, “It makes me feel sick 

that the power of the Most High is no longer the same.” 

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord. 

I will remember your ancient miracles. 

12 I will reflect on all your actions 

and think about what you have done. 

13 O God, your ways are holy! 

What god is as great as our God? 

14 You are the God who performs miracles. 

You have made your strength known among the nations. 

15 With your might you have defended your people, 

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. 

Selah 

4 You have kept me from closing my eyes;

I am troubled and cannot speak.

5 I consider days of old,

years long past.

6 At night I remember my music;

I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

7 “Will the Lord reject forever

and never again show favor?

8 Has His faithful love ceased forever?

Is His promise at an end for all generations?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has He in anger withheld His compassion?” Selah

10 So I say, “I am grieved

that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will remember the Lord’s works;

yes, I will remember Your ancient wonders.

12 I will reflect on all You have done

and meditate on Your actions.

13 God, Your way is holy.

What god is great like God?

14 You are the God who works wonders;

You revealed Your strength among the peoples.

15 With power You redeemed Your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

4 You keep my eyelids from closing;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I consider the days of old,

and remember the years of long ago.

6 I commune with my heart in the night;

I meditate and search my spirit:

7 “Will the Lord spurn forever,

and never again be favorable?

8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?

Are his promises at an end for all time?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10 And I say, “It is my grief

that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;

I will remember your wonders of old.

12 I will meditate on all your work,

and muse on your mighty deeds.

13 Your way, O God, is holy.

What god is so great as our God?

14 You are the God who works wonders;

you have displayed your might among the peoples.

15 With your strong arm you redeemed your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

4 You hold open my eyelids.

I am troubled and cannot speak.

5 I think about the days from long ago,

the years of ancient times.

6 I remember my song in the night.

With my heart I meditate,

and my spirit searches to understand.

7 Will the Lord reject us forever,

and will he never be pleased with us again?

8 Has his loyal love ceased forever?

Is his promise ended throughout generations?

9 Has God forgotten to have compassion?

Or has he closed off his mercies in anger? Selah

10 So I said, “This pierces me—

the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will remember the deeds of Yah.

Surely I will remember your wonders from long ago.

12 I will also muse on all your work,

and meditate on your deeds.

13 O God, your way is distinctive.

Who is a great god like our God?

14 You are the God who works wonders;

you have made known your might among the peoples.

15 With your arm you redeemed your people,

the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

4 You kept me from going to sleep.

I was so troubled I couldn’t speak.

5 I thought about days gone by.

I thought about the years of long ago.

6 I remembered how I used to sing praise to you in the night.

I thought about it, and here is what I asked myself.

7 “Will the Lord turn away from us forever?

Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?

8 Has his faithful love disappeared forever?

Has his promise failed for all time?

9 Has God forgotten to show us his favor?

Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?” Selah

10 Then I thought, “Here is what I will make my appeal to.

For many years the Most High God showed how powerful his right hand is.”

11 Lord, I will remember what you did.

Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

12 I will spend time thinking about everything you have done.

I will consider all of your mighty acts.

13 God, everything you do is holy.

What god is so great as our God?

14 You are the God who does miracles.

You show your power among the nations.

15 With your mighty arm you set your people free.

You set the children of Jacob and Joseph free. Selah

4 You have held my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old,

The years of long ago.

6 I will remember my song in the night;

I will meditate with my heart,

And my spirit ponders:

7 Will the Lord reject forever?

And will He never be favorable again?

8 Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?

Has His promise come to an end forever?

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious,

Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion?

Selah.

10 Then I said, “It is my grief,

That the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I shall remember the deeds of the Lord;

Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.

12 I will meditate on all Your work

And muse on Your deeds.

13 Your way, O God, is holy;

What god is great like our God?

14 You are the God who works wonders;

You have made known Your strength among the peoples.

15 You have by Your power redeemed Your people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph.

Selah.