1. I love you, Lord. You give me strength.
2. The Lord is my rock and my fort. He is the One who saves me. My God is my rock. I go to him for safety. He is like a shield to me. He's the power that saves me. He's my place of safety.
3. I call out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise. He saves me from my enemies.
4. The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me. A destroying flood swept over me.
5. The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.
6. When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice. My cry for help reached his ears.
7. The earth trembled and shook. The base of the mountains rocked back and forth. It trembled because the Lord was angry.
8. Smoke came out of his nose. Flames of fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals blazed out of it.
9. He opened the heavens and came down. Dark clouds were under his feet.