You are my shelter; you guard me from distress; with joyful shouts of deliverance you surround me. Selah
David proclaimed the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord had rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul.
You are my refuge and shield; in your word I hope.
Rescue me, Lord, from my foes, for I seek refuge in you.
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.
For God will hide me in his shelter in time of trouble, He will conceal me in the cover of his tent; and set me high upon a rock.
How great is your goodness, Lord, stored up for those who fear you. You display it for those who trust you, in the sight of the children of Adam.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked one, but mercy surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
Draws me up from the pit of destruction, out of the muddy clay, Sets my feet upon rock, steadies my steps,
Then all who trust in you will be glad and forever shout for joy. You will protect them and those will rejoice in you who love your name.
It is he who judges the world with justice, who judges the peoples with fairness.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shade of the Almighty,
A psalm. Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done marvelous deeds. His right hand and holy arm have won the victory.
He commanded Jerahmeel, a royal prince, and Seraiah, son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, son of Abdeel, to arrest Baruch, the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord had hidden them away.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
They cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne, and from the Lamb.”
On that day Deborah sang this song—and Barak, son of Abinoam: