1I cry with my voice to the Lord. With my voice, I ask the Lord for mercy.

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Psalms 57:1, Psalms 30:8, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 30:8, Psalms 141:1

2I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

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Romans 8:26, Romans 8:26, Isaiah 26:16, Isaiah 26:16, Psalms 62:8

3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my path. In the way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.

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Psalms 140:5, Psalms 141:9, Psalms 140:5, Psalms 141:9, Psalms 61:2

4Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.

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Jeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 30:17, Psalms 88:18, Psalms 31:11, Psalms 88:18

5I cried to you, Lord. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."

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Psalms 16:5, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 119:57, Psalms 119:57, Lamentations 3:24

6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than me.

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Psalms 79:8, Psalms 79:8, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 136:23, Psalms 116:6

7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.

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Psalms 143:11, Psalms 143:11, Psalms 146:7, Psalms 146:7, Psalms 7:6