Parallel Chapters With My Voice, I Ask the Lord for Mercy
(1 Samuel 22:1-5; Psalm 57:1-11) | 1A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. | 1With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. | 1Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry aloud with my voice to the LORD; I make supplication with my voice to the LORD. | 1Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. | 1A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I plead aloud to the LORD for mercy. |
| 2I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. | 2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. | 2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. | 2I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. | 2I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him. |
| 3When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me. | 3When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. | 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me. | 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. | 3Although my spirit is weak within me, You know my way. Along this path I travel they have hidden a trap for me. |
| 4Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. | 4Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. | 4Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul. | 4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. | 4Look to the right and see: no one stands up for me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares about me. |
| 5I cry to you, LORD; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." | 5I cry to you, O LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” | 5I cried out to You, O LORD; I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living. | 5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. | 5I cry to You, LORD; I say, "You are my shelter, my portion in the land of the living." |
| 6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. | 6Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me! | 6"Give heed to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me. | 6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. | 6Listen to my cry, for I am very weak. Rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. |
| 7Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. | 7Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me. | 7"Bring my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will deal bountifully with me." | 7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. | 7Free me from prison so that I can praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because You deal generously with me. |
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