I lift up my voice to the Lord
(1 Samuel 22:1-5; Psalm 57:1-11)
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I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
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I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
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Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
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Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
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I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
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Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
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Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.