¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(A)

¹⁷ “He reached down from on high^(A) and took hold of me;
    he drew^(B) me out of deep waters.

⁷ Reach down your hand from on high;^(A)
    deliver me and rescue me^(B)
from the mighty waters,^(C)
    from the hands of foreigners^(D)

⁵ The engulfing waters threatened me,^[a]
    the deep surrounded me;
    seaweed was wrapped around my head.^(A)
6 To the roots of the mountains^(B) I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit.^(C)