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[Maschil of Dauid; A prayer when he was in the caue.] I cried vnto the Lord with my voice: with my voice vnto the Lord did I make my supplication.

I powred out my complaint before him: I shewed before him my trouble.

When my spirit was ouerwhelmed within mee, then thou knewest my path: in the way wherein I walked, haue they priuily laid a snare for me.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me, refuge failed me: no man cared for my soule.

I cried vnto thee, O Lord, I said, Thou art my refuge, and my portion in the land of the liuing.

Attend vnto my crie, for I am brought very low, deliuer mee from my persecuters: for they are stronger then I.

Bring my soule out of prison, that I may praise thy Name: the righteous shall compasse me about: for thou shalt deale bountifully with me.

Dauid therefore departed thence, and escaped to the caue Adullam: and when his brethren, and all his fathers house heard it, they went downe thither to him.

And euery one that was in distresse, and euery one that was in debt, and euery one that was discontented, gathered themselues vnto him, and he became a captaine ouer them: and there were with him about foure hundred men.