Common English Bible CEB
English Standard Version ESV
1 I cry out loud for help from the LORD. I beg out loud for mercy from the LORD.
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With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord.
2 I pour out my concerns before God; I announce my distress to him.
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I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
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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When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
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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Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.
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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I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. ”
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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Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
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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Bring 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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