He reached down from on high and took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.
David spoke to Adonai the words of this song in the day that Adonai delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
He delivered me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me— for they were much stronger than me.
His anger has torn and tormented me; He gnashes at me with his teeth; my enemy looks at me with daggers in his eyes.
Adonai is for me, as my helper. I will see the downfall of those who hate me.
Though I walk amid trouble, You revive me. You stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand delivers me.
I have cried out to You, Adonai. I said: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Stretch forth Your hands from on high. Snatch me, deliver me out of deep waters, out of the hand of foreigners,
See my enemies, how many they are— they hate me with violent hatred.
All my bones will say: “Adonai, who is like You, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor and needy from one who robs him?”
So I confess my guilt. I am troubled because of my sin.
He who avenges blood remembers. He will not forget the cry of the afflicted.
But his citizens detested him and they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this fellow to reign over us!’