| 1 | The understanding of David. A prayer, when he was in the cave. |
| 2 | With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord. |
| 3 | In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living. |
| 7 | Attend to my supplication. For I have been humbled exceedingly. Free me from my persecutors, for they have been fortified against me. |
| 8 | Lead my soul out of confinement in order to confess your name. The just are waiting for me, until you repay me. |
