| English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. | 1With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. |
| 2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. | 2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. |
| 3When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. | 3When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. |
| 4Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. | 4Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. |
| 5I cry to you, O LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” | 5I cry to you, O LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” |
| 6Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me! | 6Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me! |
| 7Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me. | 7Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me. |
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