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47 lines
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# Chapter 77
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1 I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
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Oh, that God would listen to me!
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2 When I was in deep trouble,
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I searched for the Lord.
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All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
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but my soul was not comforted.
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3 I think of God, and I moan,
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overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
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4 You don’t let me sleep.
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I am too distressed even to pray!
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5 I think of the good old days,
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long since ended,
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6 when my nights were filled with joyful songs.
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I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
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7 Has the Lord rejected me forever?
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Will he never again be kind to me?
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8 Is his unfailing love gone forever?
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Have his promises permanently failed?
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9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
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Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude
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10 And I said, “This is my fate;
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the Most High has turned his hand against me.”
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11 But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;
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I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
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12 They are constantly in my thoughts.
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I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
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13 O God, your ways are holy.
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Is there any god as mighty as you?
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14 You are the God of great wonders!
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You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
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15 By your strong arm, you redeemed your people,
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the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude
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16 When the Red Sea saw you, O God,
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its waters looked and trembled!
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The sea quaked to its very depths.
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17 The clouds poured down rain;
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the thunder rumbled in the sky.
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Your arrows of lightning flashed.
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18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;
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the lightning lit up the world!
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The earth trembled and shook.
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19 Your road led through the sea,
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your pathway through the mighty waters—
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a pathway no one knew was there!
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20 You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep,
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with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds. |