You Are My Refuge

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

¹With my voice I lcry out to the Lord;

with my voice I mplead for mercy to the Lord.

²I npour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

³When my spirit ofaints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have phidden a trap for me.

⁴qLook to the rright and see:

sthere is none who takes notice of me;

tno refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

⁵I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my urefuge,

my vportion in wthe land of the living.”

⁶xAttend to my cry,

for yI am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

zfor they are too strong for me!

⁷aBring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will bdeal bountifully with me.

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David.

¹Hear my prayer, O Lord;

cgive ear to my pleas for mercy!

In your dfaithfulness answer me, in your drighteousness!

²eEnter not into judgment with your servant,

for no one living is righteous fbefore you.

³For the enemy has pursued my soul;

ghe has crushed my life to the ground;

hhe has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.

⁴Therefore my spirit ifaints within me;

my heart within me is appalled.

⁵jI remember the days of old;

kI meditate on all that you have done;

I ponder the work of your hands.

⁶lI stretch out my hands to you;

mmy soul thirsts for you like na parched land. Selah

⁷oAnswer me quickly, O Lord!

pMy spirit fails!

qHide not your face from me,

rlest I be like those who go down to the pit.

⁸sLet me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,

for in you I ttrust.

uMake me know the way I should go,

vfor to you I lift up my soul.

⁹wDeliver me from my enemies, O Lord!

I have fled to you for refuge.1

¹⁰xTeach me to do your will,

for you are my God!

yLet your good Spirit zlead me

on alevel ground!

¹¹bFor your name's sake, O Lord, cpreserve my life!

In your righteousness dbring my soul out of trouble!

¹²And in your steadfast love you will ecut off my enemies,

and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,

for I am your fservant.