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17 He reached from on high; he took me;
    he drew me out of mighty waters.(A)

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When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.(A)

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Stretch out your hand from on high;
    set me free and rescue me from the mighty waters,
    from the hand of foreigners,(A)

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16 He reached down from on high; he took me;
    he drew me out of mighty waters.(A)

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15 And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the whore[a] is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.(A)

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  1. 17.15 Or prostitute

Psalm 130

Waiting for Divine Redemption

A Song of Ascents.

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.(A)

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then the flood would have swept us away;
    the torrent would have gone over us;(A)
then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.

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The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
    the floods have lifted up their voice;
    the floods lift up their roaring.
More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
    more majestic than the waves[a] of the sea,
    majestic on high is the Lord!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 93.4 Cn: Heb majestic are the waves

Psalm 59

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when Saul ordered his house to be watched in order to kill him.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
    protect me from those who rise up against me.(A)
Deliver me from those who work evil;
    from the bloodthirsty, save me.(B)

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Therefore let all who are faithful
    offer prayer to you;
at a time of distress,[a] the rush of mighty waters
    shall not reach them.(A)

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  1. 32.6 Cn: Heb at a time of finding only

54 water closed over my head;
    I said, “I am lost.”(A)

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10 When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses,[a] “because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”(A)

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  1. 2.10 In Heb Moses resembles the word for drew