You Are My Refuge

142 A Maskil1 of David, when he was in kthe cave. A Prayer.

  1 With my voice I lcry out to the Lord;

with my voice I mplead for mercy to the Lord.

  2 I npour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

  3 When my spirit ofaints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have phidden a trap for me.

  4 qLook to the rright and see:

sthere is none who takes notice of me;

tno refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

  5 I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my urefuge,

my vportion in wthe land of the living.”

  6 xAttend to my cry,

for yI am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

zfor they are too strong for me!

  7 aBring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will bdeal bountifully with me.