³ God, I remembered you, and I groaned.
    I thought about you, and I became weak.
⁴ You kept me from going to sleep.
    I was so troubled I couldn’t speak.
⁵ I thought about days gone by.
    I thought about the years of long ago.
⁶ I remembered how I used to sing praise to you in the night.
    I thought about it, and here is what I asked myself.

⁷ “Will the Lord turn away from us forever?
    Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?
⁸ Has his faithful love disappeared forever?
    Has his promise failed for all time?
⁹ Has God forgotten to help us?
    Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”

¹⁰ Then I thought, “Here is what gives me hope.
    For many years the Most High God showed how powerful he is.
¹¹ Lord, I will remember what you did.
    Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
¹² I will spend time thinking about everything you have done.
    I will consider all your mighty acts.”

¹³ God, everything you do is holy.
    What god is as great as our God?
¹⁴ You are the God who does miracles.
    You show your power among the nations.
¹⁵ With your mighty arm you set your people free.
    You set the children of Jacob and Joseph free.

¹⁶ God, the water of the Red Sea saw you.
    It saw you and boiled up.
    The deepest waters were stirred up.
¹⁷ The clouds poured down rain.
    The skies rumbled with thunder.
    Lightning flashed back and forth like arrows.
¹⁸ Your thunder was heard in the windstorm.
    Your lightning lit up the world.
    The earth trembled and shook.
¹⁹ Your path led through the Red Sea.
    You walked through the mighty waters.
    But your footprints were not seen.

²⁰ You led your people like a flock.
    You led them by the hands of Moses and Aaron.