To you, O Lord, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

I cried out to you, “Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules.”

A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the Lord speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

I said, “During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully.” I tried to make sense of what was happening.

By David. To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

O Lord my God, I cried out to you and you healed me.

He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.

A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

I jumped to conclusions and said, “I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.

Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me!

Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

The godly cry out and the Lord hears; he saves them from all their troubles.