1 I love you, Lord;
    you are my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
    and my place of safety.

3 I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
    and he saved me from my enemies.
4 The ropes of death entangled me;
    floods of destruction swept over me.

5 The grave wrapped its ropes around me;
    death laid a trap in my path.

6 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
    yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
    my cry to him reached his ears.
7 Then the earth quaked and trembled...