He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.

You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother’s breast.

Then I acknowledged my sin to You
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said,
“I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and You took away the guilt of my sin.Selah

My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying—

Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their loins continually shake.

I have leaned on You from birth;
You took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is always about You.

He chose David His servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;

You cleared a place for it;
it took root and filled the land.

You took away Your people’s guilt;
You covered all their sin.Selah

When He heard their cry,
He took note of their distress,

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.

A Davidic song of ascents.Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.

Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.