Reach down from heaven and set me free. Save me from the mighty flood
You reached down from heaven, and you lifted me from deep in the ocean.
The oceans you saw the prostitute sitting on are crowds of people from all races and languages.
Cruel strangers have attacked and want me dead. Not one of them cares about you.
They obey and come crawling.
He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God's Son.”
You people in Judah and Jerusalem have been unfaithful to the Lord. You have disgraced the temple that he loves, and you have committed the disgusting sin of marrying the worshipers of other gods.
Won't you keep me safe from those lying foreigners who never tell the truth?
They refused to let foreigners join them, as they met to confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
You rescued me from enemies, who were hateful and too powerful for me.
We would have been swept away in a violent flood