You Are My Refuge

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

¹With my voice I cry out to the Lord;

with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord.

²I pour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

³When my spirit faints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have hidden a trap for me.

⁴Look to the right and see:

there is none who takes notice of me;

no refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

⁵I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

⁶Attend to my cry,

for I am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

for they are too strong for me!

⁷Bring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will deal bountifully with me.