1 I love you, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the strength of my salvation,my stronghold.
3 The Lord should be praised.I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies.
4 The ropes of death had become tangled around me.The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
5 The ropes of the grave had surrounded me.The clutches of death had confronted me.
6 I called on the Lord in my distress.I cried to my God for help.He heard my voice from his temple,and my cry for help reached his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked.Even the foundations of the mountains trembled.They shook violently because he was angry.