Prayer for Help in Trouble.

Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.

1 I cry aloud with my voice to the LORD;
          I make supplication with my voice to the LORD.

2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
          I declare my trouble before Him.

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
          You knew my path.
          In the way where I walk
          They have hidden a trap for me.

4 Look to the right and see;
          For there is no one who regards me;
          There is no escape for me;
          No one cares for my soul.

5 I cried out to You, O LORD;
          I said, “You are my refuge,
          My portion in the land of the living.

6 “Give heed to my cry,
          For I am brought very low;
          Deliver me from my persecutors,
          For they are too strong for me.

7 “Bring my soul out of prison,
          So that I may give thanks to Your name;
          The righteous will surround me,
          For You will deal bountifully with me.”