1<\/sup>The understanding of David. A prayer, when he was in the cave. With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>Attend to my supplication. For I have been humbled exceedingly. Free me from my persecutors, for they have been fortified against me.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Lead my soul out of confinement in order to confess your name. The just are waiting for me, until you repay me.<\/span> <\/p>\n