⁹ The Lord is a refuge^(A) for the oppressed,^(B)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(C)

¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(A)
    may the Lord think^(B) of me.
You are my help^(C) and my deliverer;^(D)
    you are my God, do not delay.^(E)

⁵ I cry to you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,^(A)
    my portion^(B) in the land of the living.”^(C)