The ropes of death were wrapped around me;
the torrents of destruction terrified me.

Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.

The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, Lord,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

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

They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.

Lord my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.

For they did not take the land by their sword—
their arm did not bring them victory—
but by Your right hand, Your arm,
and the light of Your face,
for You were pleased with them.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and everything in it is Mine.

How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?

I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.

Your way went through the sea
and Your path through the great waters,
but Your footprints were unseen.

so that a future generation—
children yet to be born—might know.
They were to rise and tell their children

They ate and were completely satisfied,
for He gave them what they craved.

their hearts were insincere toward Him,
and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

He remembered that they were only flesh,
a wind that passes and does not return.

He led them safely, and they were not afraid;
but the sea covered their enemies.

The mountains were covered by its shade,
and the mighty cedars with its branches.

“I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket.

They were destroyed at En-dor;
they became manure for the ground.

And it will be said of Zion,
“This one and that one were born in her.”
The Most High Himself will establish her.

Before the mountains were born,
before You gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, You are God.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests;
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.

Lord our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
an avenger of their sinful actions.

He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,

You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.

When they were few in number,
very few indeed,
and temporary residents in Canaan,

They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.

In the camp they were envious of Moses
and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.

Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were subdued under their power.

He rescued them many times,
but they continued to rebel deliberately
and were beaten down by their sin.

They were hungry and thirsty;
their spirits failed within them.

He stilled the storm to a murmur,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.

The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.

They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!

Though the ropes of the wicked
were wrapped around me,
I did not forget Your instruction.

You remove all the wicked on earth
as if they were dross;
therefore, I love Your decrees.

A song of ascents.When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord had done great things for us;
we were joyful.

My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.

Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
for He commanded, and they were created.