Psalm 18:1-6

New Living Translation

Psalm 18

For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:

¹I love you, Lord;
    you are my strength.
²The 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.
³I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
    and he saved me from my enemies.

⁴The ropes of death entangled me;
    floods of destruction swept over me.
⁵The grave^[a] wrapped its ropes around me;
    death laid a trap in my path.
⁶But 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.