To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. 8,6,8,6 ^1Unto the Lord I with my voice, I unto God did cry; Ev'n with my voice, and unto me his ear he did apply. ^2I in my trouble sought the Lord, my sore by night did run, And ceased not; my grieved soul did consolation shun. ^3I to remembrance God did call, yet trouble did remain; And overwhelm'd my spirit was, whilst I did sore complain. ^4Mine eyes, debarr'd from rest and sleep, thou makest still to wake; My trouble is so great that I unable am to speak. ^5The days of old to mind I call'd, and oft did think upon The times and ages that are past full many years agone. ^6By night my song I call to mind, and commune with my heart; My sp'rit did carefully enquire how I might ease my smart. ^7For ever will the Lord cast off, and gracious be no more? ^8For ever is his mercy gone? fails his word evermore? ^9Is't true that to be gracious the Lord forgotten hath? And that his tender mercies he hath shut up in his wrath? ^10Then did I say, That surely this is mine infirmity: I'll mind the years of the right hand of him that is most High. ^11Yea, I remember will the works performed by the Lord: The wonders done of old by thee I surely will record. ^12I also will of all thy works my meditation make; And of thy doings to discourse great pleasure I will take. ^13O God, thy way most holy is within thy sanctuary; And what god is so great in pow'r as is our God most high? ^14Thou art the God that wonders do'st by thy right hand most strong: Thy mighty pow'r thou hast declar'd the nations among. ^15To thine own people with thine arm thou didst redemption bring; To Jacob's sons, and to the tribes of Joseph that do spring. ^16The waters, Lord, perceived thee, the waters saw thee well; And they for fear aside did flee; the depths on trembling fell. ^17The clouds in water forth were pour'd, sound loudly did the sky; And swiftly through the world abroad thine arrows fierce did fly. ^18Thy thunder's voice alongst the heav'n a mighty noise did make; By lightnings lighten'd was the world, th' earth tremble did and shake. ^19Thy way is in the sea, and in the waters great thy path; Yet are thy footsteps hid, O Lord; none knowledge thereof hath. ^20Thy people thou didst safely lead, like to a flock of sheep; By Moses' hand and Aaron's thou didst them conduct and keep. |