1 * I pray to you, Lord.

I beg for mercy.

2 I tell you all my worries

and my troubles,

3 and whenever I feel low,

you are there to guide me.

A trap has been hidden

along my pathway.

4 Even if you look,

you won't see anyone

who cares enough

to walk beside me.

There is no place to hide,

and no one who really cares.

5 I pray to you, Lord!

You are my place of safety,

and you are my choice

in the land of the living.

Please answer my prayer.

I am completely helpless.

6 Help! They are chasing me,

and they are too strong.

7 Rescue me from this prison,

so I can praise your name.

And when your people notice

your wonderful kindness to me,

they will rush to my side.