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1 A Contemplation of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
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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 complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble.
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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 was overwhelmed within me, Then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk They have secretly set a snare for me.
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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 on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.
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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 cried out to You, O Lord: I said, "You are my refuge, My portion 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 Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I.
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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 Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name; The righteous shall surround me, For You shall deal bountifully with 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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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
