He reached down from on high and He took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.
Psalm 144:7 - Tree of Life Version Stretch forth Your hands from on high. Snatch me, deliver me out of deep waters, out of the hand of foreigners, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Send thine hand from above; Rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Stretch forth Your hand from above; rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hands of hostile aliens (tribes around us) American Standard Version (1901) Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens; Common English Bible Stretch out your hand from above! Rescue me and deliver me from deep water, from the power of strangers, whose mouths speak lies, Catholic Public Domain Version They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice. |
He reached down from on high and He took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.
The offspring of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
Then the waters would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over our soul,
Snatch me, deliver me out of the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks falsehood, whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
Then ravines of water appeared. The foundations of earth were exposed, at Your rebuke, Adonai, at a blast of breath from Your nostrils.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.
You free me from strifes of the people. You set me as head of the nations— people I did not know are serving me.
Judah has dealt treacherously, an abomination done in Israel, even in Jerusalem! For Judah has defiled Adonai’s Sanctuary, which He loves, and married the daughter of a foreign god.
He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am Ben-Elohim.’”
Then he tells me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.