Holy David being fled into a cave, and besieged round about by Saul's army, explicating his distress, 6. prayeth to be delivered:Holie Dauid being fled into a caue, and beſeeged round about by Sauls armie, explicating his diſtreſſe, 6. prayeth to be deliuered:✦
Of understanding to David, when he was in the cave, a prayer. 1. Reg. 24.OF a vnderſtanding to Dauid, when he was in the caue, a prayer. 1. Reg. 24.Intellectus David, cum esset in spelunca, oratio.
2With my voice I have cried to our Lord: with my voice I have prayed to our Lord:VVIth my voice I b haue cried to our Lord : with my voice I haue prayed to our Lord :Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi, voce mea ad Dominum deprecatus sum.
3I pour out my prayer in his sight, and I pronounce my tribulation before him.I powre out my prayer in his ſight, and I pronounce my tribulation before him.Effundo in conspectu ejus orationem meam, et tribulationem meam ante ipsum pronuntio :
4When my spirit faileth of myself, and thou hast known my paths. In this way, which I walked, they hid a snare for me.c When my ſpirit faileth of my ſelf, and d thou haſt knowne my pathes. In this way, which I walked, they hid a ſnare for me.in deficiendo ex me spiritum meum, et tu cognovisti semitas meas. In via hac qua ambulabam absconderunt laqueum mihi.
5I looked toward the right hand, and saw: and there was none that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is none to requirat: demand as of right; seek after, care for my soul.I looked toward e the right hand, and f ſaw : and g there was none that would know me. h Flight hath failed me : and there is none to require my ſoule.Considerabam ad dexteram, et videbam, et non erat qui cognosceret me : periit fuga a me, et non est qui requirat animam meam.
6I have cried to thee O Lord, I have said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.i I haue cried to thee ô Lord, I haue ſayd : Thou art k my hope, l my portion m in the land of the liuing.Clamavi ad te, Domine ; dixi : Tu es spes mea, portio mea in terra viventium.
7Attend to my petition: because I am humbled exceedingly. Deliver me from them that persecute me: because they are made strong over me.Attend to my petition : becauſe I am n humbled exceedingly. Deliuer me from them that perſecute me : becauſe they are made ſtrong ouer me.Intende ad deprecationem meam, quia humiliatus sum nimis. Libera me a persequentibus me, quia confortati sunt super me.
8Bring forth my soul out of prison, to confitendum: praise, give thanks to unto thy name: the just exspectant: suppose, anticipate; wait for, await me; till thou reward me.Bring forth my ſoule out of priſon, o to confeſſe vnto thy name : p the iuſt expect me ; q til thou reward me.Educ de custodia animam meam ad confitendum nomini tuo ; me exspectant justi donec retribuas mihi.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.