² In the ^(A)day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
^(B)In the night my ^(C)hand was stretched out and did not grow weary;
My soul ^(D)refused to be comforted.
³ When I remember God, then I am ^(E)restless;
When I ^(F)sigh, then ^(G)my spirit feels weak. Selah
⁴ You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I ^(H)cannot speak.
⁵ I have considered the ^(I)days of old,
The years of long ago.
⁶ I will remember my ^(J)song in the night;
I ^(K)will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit ^[a]ponders:

¹⁶ For these things I ^(A)weep;
^[a]My eyes run down with water;
Because far from me is a ^(B)comforter,
One to restore my soul.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy has prevailed.”