1. I love you, O Lord, my strength.
2. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,and I am saved from my enemies.
4. The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;
5. the cords of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me.
6. In my distress I called upon the Lord;to my God I cried for help.From his temple he heard my voice,and my cry to him reached his ears.