Setting
I cry for mercy to the LORD;
Free Church of Scotland psalter · L.M.
The words
I cry for mercy to the LORD; To him I lift my voice in prayer. Before the LORD I bring my plea; To him my trouble I declare.
Each time my spirit faints in me, You are the one who knows my way; For in the path on which I walk A hidden snare for me they lay.
Look to my right hand and take note: There is not one concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares For me in my adversity.
I cry aloud to you, O LORD: “You are my hiding place in strife. You are the one sustaining me; You keep me in the land of life.”
LORD, listen to my cry for help, For I am in extremity. Save me from those who seek my life, Because they are too strong for me.
So that I may give thanks to you, From prison’s darkness set me free. The righteous then will gather round, Because you’ve shown your love to me.
Source & provenance
Free Church of Scotland psalter · psalter
An unedited transcription of the Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003) edition.
Full provenance & rights
- Base edition
- Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003)
- Editor
- Psalmody Committee of the Free Church of Scotland
- Editing
- unedited transcription
Rights
- Copyright
- rights-verified (display held); FCS terms recorded 2026-10-08 — verbatim text in a notated setting with independent tune MIDI is within terms (text free, FCS attribution displayed); copy/print/offline not granted; no audio derivatives
- Access
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- Display
- permitted
Tunes it can be sung to
2 tunes
Amazing Love
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Finnart
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