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The ropes of the grave wrapped around me.
The traps of death threatened me.
In my distress I called to the Lord.
To my God I cried out.
He heard my voice from his temple.
My cry came before him. It reached his ears.

The Greatness of the Deliverance

Then the earth shook and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountains[a] trembled.
They shook because the Lord was angry.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:7 See 2 Samuel 22:8, which reads foundations of the heavens.

The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death(A) confronted me.

In my distress(B) I called to the Lord;(C)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(D)
    my cry came(E) before him, into his ears.
The earth trembled(F) and quaked,(G)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;(H)
    they trembled because he was angry.(I)

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