New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

To the director on Je·duʹthun.^*1 Of Aʹsaph. A melody.

¹ With my voice I will even cry out to God^*1 himself, With my voice to God, and he will certainly give ear to me.

² In the day of my distress I have searched for Jehovah^*1 himself. At night my very hand has been stretched out^*2 and does not grow numb; My soul has refused to be comforted.

³ I will remember God and be boisterous; I will show concern, that my spirit may faint away. Seʹlah.

⁴ You have seized hold of my eyelids; I have become agitated, and I cannot speak.

⁵ I have thought upon the days of long ago, On the years in the indefinite past.

⁶ I will remember my string music in the night; With my heart I will show concern, And my spirit will carefully search.

⁷ Will it be to times indefinite that Jehovah^*1 keeps casting off, And will he no more be pleased again?

⁸ Has his loving-kindness terminated forever? Has [his] saying come to nothing for generation after generation?

⁹ Has God^*1 forgotten to be favorable, Or has he shut off his mercies in anger? Seʹlah.

¹⁰ And shall I keep saying: “This is what pierces me through, The changing of the right hand of the Most High”?

¹¹ I shall remember the practices of Jah;^*1 For I will remember your marvelous doing of long ago.

¹² And I shall certainly meditate on all your activity, And with your dealings I will concern myself.

¹³ O God,^*1 your way is in the holy place. Who is a great God^*2 like God?

¹⁴ You are the [true] God, doing marvelously. Among the peoples you have made your strength known.

¹⁵ With [your] arm you have recovered your people, The sons of Jacob and of Joseph. Seʹlah.

¹⁶ The waters have seen you, O God, The waters have seen you; they began to be in severe pains. Also, the watery deeps^*1 began to be agitated.

¹⁷ The clouds have thunderously poured down water; A sound the cloudy skies have given forth. Also, your own arrows proceeded to go here and there.

¹⁸ The sound of your thunder was like chariot wheels; Lightnings have lighted up the productive land;^*1 The earth became agitated and began to rock.

¹⁹ Through the sea your way was, And your path was through many waters; And your very footprints have not come to be known.

²⁰ You have led your people just like a flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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