He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.

He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

For I have heard the slander of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they took counsel together against me,
They schemed to take away my life.

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

For my iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They would be too numerous to count.

By You I have been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;
My praise is continually of You.

He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;

You cleared the ground before it,
And it took deep root and filled the land.

Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

A Song of Ascents, of David.
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.