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Voce mea ad DominumBCP p. 6931I will cry aloud to God; *I will cry aloud, and he will hear me.
2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; *my hands were stretched out by night and did not tire; I refused to be comforted.
3I think of God, I am restless, *I ponder, and my spirit faints.
4You will not let my eyelids close; *I am troubled and I cannot speak.
5I consider the days of old; *I remember the years long past;
6I commune with my heart in the night; *I ponder and search my mind.
7Will the Lord cast me off for ever? *will he no more show his favor?
8Has his loving-kindness come to an end for ever? *has his promise failed for evermore?
9Has God forgotten to be gracious? *has he, in his anger, withheld his compassion?
10And I said, “My grief is this: *the right hand of the Most High has lost its power.”
11I will remember the works of the Lord, *and call to mind your wonders of old time.
12I will meditate on all your acts *and ponder your mighty deeds.
13Your way, O God, is holy; *who is so great a god as our God?
14You are the God who works wonders *and have declared your power among the peoples.
15By your strength you have redeemed your people, *the children of Jacob and Joseph.
16The waters saw you, O God; the waters saw you and trembled; *the very depths were shaken.
17The clouds poured out water; the skies thundered; *your arrows flashed to and fro;
18The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lit up the world; *the earth trembled and shook.
19Your way was in the sea, and your paths in the great waters, *yet your footsteps were not seen.
20You led your people like a flock *by the hand of Moses and Aaron.