Confidence In A Time Of Crisis

1 For the choir director; (a)according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.My voice rises to God, and I will (A)cry aloud;My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

1 {To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph.} I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

1 For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph.(A) A psalm.I cry aloud to God,aloud to God, and He will hear me.(B)

1 I cry out to God! I cry out to God and he hears me.

1 My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

2 In the (B)day of my trouble I sought the Lord;(C)In the night my (D)hand was stretched out (b)without weariness;My soul (E)refused to be comforted.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

2 I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.My hands were continually lifted upall night long;I refused to be comforted.(C)

2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; my hands were raised at night and they did not grow weary. I refused to be comforted.

2 In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;In the night my hand was (a)stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;My soul refused to be comforted.

3 When I remember God, then I am (F)disturbed;When I (G)sigh, then (H)my spirit grows faint. (c)Selah.

3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

3 I think of God; I groan;I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.(D)Selah

3 I remember God, and I groan; I meditate, while my spirit grows faint. Interlude

3 I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah.

4 You have held my eyelids open;I am so troubled that I (I)cannot speak.

4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

4 You have kept me from closing my eyes;I am troubled and cannot speak.(E)

4 You kept my eyes open; I was troubled and couldn't speak.

4 You have held my eyelids open;I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the (J)days of old,The years of long ago.

5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

5 I consider days of old,years long past.(F)

5 I thought of ancient times, considering years long past.

5 I have considered the ancient days,The years [of prosperity] of long, long ago.

6 I will remember my (K)song in the night;I (L)will meditate with my heart,And my spirit (d)ponders:

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

6 At night I remember my music;I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.(G)

6 During the night I remembered my song. I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

6 I will remember my song in the night;I will meditate with my heart,And my spirit searches:

7 Will the Lord (M)reject forever?And will He (N)never be favorable again?

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

7 “Will the Lord reject foreverand never again show favor?(H)

7 Will the Lord reject me forever and not show favor again?

7 Will the Lord reject forever?And will He never be favorable again?

8 Has His (O)lovingkindness ceased forever?Has His (e)(P)promise come to an end (f)forever?

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

8 Has His faithful love ceased forever?Is His promise at an end for all generations?(I)

8 Has his gracious love ceased forever? Will his promise be unfulfilled in future generations?

8 Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?Have His promises ended for all time?

9 Has God (Q)forgotten to be gracious,Or has He in anger (g)withdrawn His (R)compassion? Selah.

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?Has He in anger withheld His compassion?”(J)Selah

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger withheld his compassion? Interlude

9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

10 Then I said, “(S)It is my (h)grief,That the (T)right hand of the Most High has changed.”

10 And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

10 So I say, “I am grieved(a)that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”(K)

10 So I say: "It causes me pain that the right hand of the Most High has changed."

10 And I said, “This is my grief,That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

11 I shall remember the (U)deeds of (i)the Lord;Surely I will (V)remember Your wonders of old.

11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

11 I will remember the Lord’s works;yes, I will remember Your ancient wonders.(L)

11 I will remember the LORD'S deeds; indeed, I will remember your awesome deeds from long ago.

11 I will [solemnly] remember the deeds of the Lord;Yes, I will [wholeheartedly] remember Your wonders of old.

12 I will (W)meditate on all Your workAnd muse on Your deeds.

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

12 I will reflect on all You have doneand meditate on Your actions.(M)

12 As I meditate on all your works, I will consider your awesome deeds.

12 I will meditate on all Your worksAnd thoughtfully consider all Your [great and wondrous] deeds.

13 Your way, O God, is (X)holy;(Y)What god is great like our God?

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

13 God, Your way is holy.What god is great like God?(N)

13 God, your way is holy. What god is like our great God?

13 Your way, O God, is holy [far from sin and guilt].What god is great like our God?

14 You are the (Z)God who works wonders;You have (AA)made known Your strength among the peoples.

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

14 You are the God who works wonders;You revealed Your strength among the peoples.(O)

14 God, you are the one performing awesome deeds. You reveal your might among the nations.

14 You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

15 You have by Your (j)power (AB)redeemed Your people,The sons of Jacob and (AC)Joseph. Selah.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

15 With power You redeemed Your people,the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.(P)Selah

15 You delivered your people the descendants of Jacob and Joseph with your power. Interlude

15 You have with Your [great] arm redeemed Your people,The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

16 The (AD)waters saw You, O God;The waters saw You, they were in anguish;The deeps also trembled.

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.

16 The waters saw You, God.The waters saw You; they trembled.Even the depths shook.(Q)

16 The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and writhed. Indeed, the depths of the sea quaked.

16 The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God;The waters saw You, they were in anguish;The deeps also trembled.

17 The (AE)clouds poured out water;The skies (AF)gave forth a sound;Your (AG)arrows (k)flashed here and there.

17 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

17 The clouds poured down water.The storm clouds thundered;Your arrows flashed back and forth.(R)

17 The clouds poured rain; the skies rumbled. Indeed, your lightning bolts flashed.

17 The clouds poured down water;The skies sent out a sound [of rumbling thunder];Your arrows (lightning) flashed here and there.

18 The (AH)sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;The (AI)lightnings lit up the world;The (AJ)earth trembled and shook.

18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

18 The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;lightning lit up the world.(S)The earth shook and quaked.(T)

18 Your thunderous sound was in a whirlwind; your lightning lights up the world; the earth becomes agitated and quakes.

18 The voice of Your thunder was in the (b)whirlwind;The lightnings illumined the world;The earth trembled and shook.

19 Your (AK)way was in the seaAnd Your paths in the mighty waters,And Your footprints may not be known.

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

19 Your way went through the seaand Your path through the great waters,but Your footprints were unseen.(U)

19 Your way was through the sea, and your path through mighty waters, but your footprints cannot be traced.

19 Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,And Your paths through the great waters,And Your footprints were not traceable.

20 You (AL)led Your people like a flockBy the hand of (AM)Moses and Aaron.

20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

20 You led Your people like a flock(V)by the hand of Moses and Aaron.(W)

20 You have led your people like a flock by the hands of Moses and Aaron. An instruction of Asaph

20 You led Your people like a flockBy the hand of Moses and Aaron [to the promised goal].

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