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1 I cry out loud for help from the LORD. I beg out loud for mercy from the LORD.
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1 I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
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2 I pour out my concerns before God; I announce my distress to him.
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2 I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble.
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3 When my spirit is weak inside me, you still know my way. But they've hidden a trap for me in the path I'm taking.
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3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me.
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4 Look right beside me: See? No one pays attention to me. There's no escape for me. No one cares about my life.
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4 Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
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5 I cry to you, LORD, for help. "You are my refuge," I say. "You are all I have in the land of the living."
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5 I cry to you, O LORD; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
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6 Pay close attention to my shouting, because I've been brought down so low! Deliver me from my oppressors because they're stronger than me.
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6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
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7 Get me out of this prison so I can give thanks to your name. Then the righteous will gather all around me because of your good deeds to me.
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7 Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.
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