1 I cry aloud to the Lord; I raise my voice to the Lord, pleading for mercy.
2 I pour out my lamentation before him; to him I present my anguish.
3 When my spirit is discouraged, you are the one who knows the way I should go. In the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to my right and see; no one cares about me. I have no safe haven; no one cares about my life.
5 I cry to you, Lord, and say: You are my refuge; you are all I have in the land of the living.
6 Pay attention to my cry, for I am very low; deliver me from those who persecute me, for they are stronger than I am.
7 Release me from prison, and I will give thanks to your name. Then the righteous will gather around me because of your kindness to me.