1. I love you, lord;you are my strength.
2. The lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.He is my shield, the power that saves me,and my place of safety.
3. I called on the lord, who is worthy of praise,and he saved me from my enemies.
4. The ropes of death entangled me;floods of destruction swept over me.
5. The grave wrapped its ropes around me;death laid a trap in my path.
6. But in my distress I cried out to the lord;yes, I prayed to my God for help.He heard me from his sanctuary;my cry to him reached his ears.
7. Then the earth quaked and trembled.The foundations of the mountains shook;they quaked because of his anger.
8. Smoke poured from his nostrils;fierce flames leaped from his mouth.Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
9. He opened the heavens and came down;dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
10. Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew,soaring on the wings of the wind.