<p class="poetry">Have mercy on me,<n id="1" /> O Lord,p> <p class="poetry">for I cry out to you all day long!p>

<p class="poetry">He will call out to me,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;You are my father,<n id="1" /> my God, and the protector who delivers me.&#8217;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When he calls out to me, I will answer him.p> <p class="poetry">I will be with him when he is in trouble;p> <p class="poetry">I will rescue him and bring him honor.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Call on his name!p> <p class="poetry">Make known his accomplishments among the nations!p>

<p class="poetry">He called down a famine upon the earth;p> <p class="poetry">he cut off all the food supply.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I called on the name of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Please <sc>Lordsc>, rescue my life!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">I will present a thank offering to you,p> <p class="poetry">and call on the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">In my distress<n id="1" /> I cried out to the <sc>Lordsc>.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> answered me and put me in a wide open place.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1511; (<i>Qofi>)p> <p class="poetry">I cried out with all my heart, &#8220;Answer me, O <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">I will observe your statutes.&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">In my distress I cried outp> <p class="poetry">to the <sc>Lordsc> and he answered me.p>

<p class="poetry">He gives food to the animals,p> <p class="poetry">and to the young ravens when they chirp.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">To the <sc>Lordsc> I cried out,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and he answered me from his holy hill.<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Realize that<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> shows the godly special favor;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> responds<n id="3" /> when I cry out to him.p>

<p class="poetry">All those who behave wickedly<n id="1" /> do not understand &#8211; <n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">those who devour my people as if they were eating bread,p> <p class="poetry">and do not call out to the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">I call to you for you will answer me, O God.p> <p class="poetry">Listen to me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Hear what I say!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">My God, I cry out during the day,p> <p class="poetry">but you do not answer,p> <p class="poetry">and during the night my prayers do not let up.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, do not let me be humiliated,p> <p class="poetry">for I call out to you!p> <p class="poetry">May evil men be humiliated!p> <p class="poetry">May they go wailing to the grave!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">This oppressed man cried out and the <sc>Lordsc> heard;p> <p class="poetry">he saved him<n id="1" /> from all his troubles.p>

<p class="poetry">One deep stream calls out to another<n id="1" /> at the sound of your waterfalls;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">all your billows and waves overwhelm me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Their grave becomes their permanent residence,p> <p class="poetry">their eternal dwelling place.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They name their lands after themselves,<n id="2" />p>