1. I love you, Lord, my strength.
2. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,and I have been saved from my enemies.
4. The cords of death entangled me;the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5. The cords of the grave coiled around me;the snares of death confronted me.
6. In my distress I called to the Lord;I cried to my God for help.From his temple he heard my voice;my cry came before him, into his ears.
7. The earth trembled and quaked,and the foundations of the mountains shook;they trembled because he was angry.
8. Smoke rose from his nostrils;consuming fire came from his mouth,burning coals blazed out of it.