Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.