Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 I cry out loud for help from the LORD. I beg out loud for mercy from the LORD.
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I cry out loudly to God, loudly I plead with God for mercy.
2 I pour out my concerns before God; I announce my distress to him.
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I spill out all my complaints before him, and spell out my troubles in detail:
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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"As I sink in despair, my spirit ebbing away, you know how I'm feeling, Know the danger I'm in, the traps hidden in my path.
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 right, look left - there's not a soul who cares what happens! I'm up against it, with no exit - bereft, left alone.
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 out, God, call out: 'You're my last chance, my only hope for life!'
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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Oh listen, please listen; I've never been this low. Rescue me from those who are hunting me down; I'm no match for them.
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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Get me out of this dungeon so I can thank you in public. Your people will form a circle around me and you'll bring me showers of blessing!"
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