The water swirled over me so I couldn't breathe; the deep sucked me down; seaweed wrapped itself around my head.
He pulled me out of the pit of destruction, out from the mud and the slime. He set me on a rock, and gave me a safe place to stand.
Lead me, Lord, you who always does what is right, save me from my enemies. Make your way clear to me.
Water flooded over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you know that its destruction is near.