Psalms 18:1-6

¹For the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord, who recited the words of this song to the Lord after the Lord had saved him from the power of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, O Lord, my strength.

²The Lord is my rock, my fortress, deliverer, my God, my rock, where I take refuge, my shield, my defender, my tower.

³Worthy of praise is the Lord whom I call on, he rescues me from all my foes.

⁴The waves of death broke about me, fearful floods of chaos.

⁵Sheol threw cords around me, snares of death came to meet me.

⁶In distress I cried to the Lord, and shouted for help to my God; in his temple he heard my voice, into his ears came my cry.