3When my spirit[b]was overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly set a snare for me.
4Look onmy right hand and see,
Forthere is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.
5I cried out to You, OLord:
I said, “Youare my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6[c]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”
