He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me.
David sang the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord saved him from all his enemies, and from Saul.
He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He dragged me out of the deep water.
They came at me at my worst possible moment, but the Lord supported me.
Stand up for me, Lord! Save me, my God! Hit all my enemies on the cheek; break the teeth of the wicked!
Every part of me will say, Who can compare to you, Lord? You rescue the weak from the strong; the poor and needy from robbers.
Then those who hate me will run away when I call for your help. For I know this: God is for me!
He saved us from a terrible death, and he will do so again. We have total confidence in God that he will continue to save us.
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could declare the whole of the message so that all the foreigners could hear it. I was rescued out of the lion's mouth!