He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots the Euphrates River.

The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.

They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great.

The Lord is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.