4You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.
5My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.
6The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.
7Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?
8Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?