| 1 | I cry to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord do I make supplication. |
| 2 | I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell before Him my trouble. |
| 3 | When my spirit was overwhelmed
and
fainted [throwing all its weight] upon me, then You knew my path. In the way where I walk they have hidden a snare for me. |
| 4 | Look on the right hand [the point of attack] and see; for there is no man who knows me [to appear for me]. Refuge has failed me
and
I have no way to flee; no man cares for my life
or
my welfare. |
| 5 | I cried to You, O Lord; I said, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. |
| 6 | Attend to my loud cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. |
| 7 | Bring my life out of prison, that I may confess, praise,
and
give thanks to Your name; the righteous will surround me
and
crown themselves because of me, for You will deal bountifully with me. |