The LORD reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.

The LORD reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.

He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"

Save me, O God! The water is up to my neck;

I am sinking in deep mud, and there is no solid ground; I am out in deep water, and the waves are about to drown me.

Save me from sinking in the mud; keep me safe from my enemies, safe from the deep water.

Don't let the flood come over me; don't let me drown in the depths or sink into the grave.

The ocean depths raise their voice, O LORD; they raise their voice and roar.

The LORD rules supreme in heaven, greater than the roar of the ocean, more powerful than the waves of the sea.

And then from his mouth the dragon poured out a flood of water after the woman, so that it would carry her away.

But the earth helped the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth.

The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages.

Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.

Proud people are coming to attack me; cruel people are trying to kill me--- those who do not care about God.

(SEE 9:1)

The people of Judah have broken their promise to God and done a horrible thing in Jerusalem and all over the country. They have defiled the Temple which the LORD loves. Men have married women who worship foreign gods.