<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm by Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">El, God, the <sc>Lordsc><n id="2" /> speaks,p> <p class="poetry">and summons the earth to come from the east and west.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">All those who behave wickedly<n id="1" /> do not understand<n id="2" /> &#8211;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 God.p>

<p class="poetry">My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I know that God is on my side.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">From the most remote place on earth<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I call out to you in my despair.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Lead me<n id="3" /> up to an inaccessible rocky summit!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am exhausted from shouting for help;p> <p class="poetry">my throat is sore;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">In your distress you called out and I rescued you.p> <p class="poetry">I answered you from a dark thundercloud.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I tested you at the waters of Meribah.<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> O Lord, you are kind<n id="2" /> and forgiving,p> <p class="poetry">and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.p>

<p class="poetry">My eyes grow weak because of oppression.p> <p class="poetry">I call out to you, O <sc>Lordsc>, all day long;p> <p class="poetry">I spread out my hands in prayer to you.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">When I call out, answer me,p> <p class="poetry">O God who vindicates me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Have mercy on me<n id="4" /> and respond to<n id="5" /> my prayer!p>

<p class="poetry">In my distress I called to the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">I cried out to my God.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">From his heavenly temple<n id="2" /> he heard my voice;p> <p class="poetry">he listened to my cry for help.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">By David.p> <p class="poetry">To you, O <sc>Lordsc>, I cry out!p> <p class="poetry">My protector,<n id="2" /> do not ignore me!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">If you do not respond to me,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">I will join<n id="5" /> those who are descending into the grave.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not ignore me in my time of trouble!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Listen to me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When I call out to you, quickly answer me!p>