I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,(A)
and my cry to him reached his ears.(B)

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In my distress(A) I called to the Lord;(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(C)
    my cry came(D) before him, into his ears.

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12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.(A)
For I am here with you as an alien,
a temporary resident like all my ancestors.(B)

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12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;(A)
    do not be deaf(B) to my weeping.(C)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,(D)
    a stranger,(E) as all my ancestors were.(F)

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Psalm 61

Security in God

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Of David.

God, hear my cry;
pay attention to my prayer.(A)

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Psalm 61[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

Hear my cry, O God;(A)
    listen to my prayer.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:1 In Hebrew texts 61:1-8 is numbered 61:2-9.