A maskil[b] of David. When he was in the cave.(A) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud(B) to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(C) 2 I pour out before him my complaint;(D) before him I tell my trouble.(E)
3 When my spirit grows faint(F) within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me. 4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge;(G) no one cares(H) for my life.
5 I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge,(I) my portion(J) in the land of the living.”(K)
6 Listen to my cry,(L) for I am in desperate need;(M) rescue me(N) from those who pursue me, for they are too strong(O) for me. 7 Set me free from my prison,(P) that I may praise your name.(Q) Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.(R)
