| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. | 1A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. |
| 2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. | 2I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. |
| 3When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. | 3When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare 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. | 4Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. |
| 5I cry to you, O LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” | 5I cry to you, 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! | 6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, 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. | 7Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. |
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