2 Samuel 22: 2-7, 17-25 (MSG)

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"God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men. I sing to God the Praise-Lofty and find myself safe and saved.

 

The waves of death crashed over me; devil waters rushed over me hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. A hostile world! I called to God, to my God, I cried out. From his palace, he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence—a private audience!

 

But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

 

God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert to God's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works; I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together,

and I'm watching my step. 

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God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes." I was surprised to know my silent cries reached from earth to sky into His ears. He didn't hesitate to rescue me as I was drifting further and further out to sea."