16. Then the bed of the sea appeared;the world’s foundations lay bare,At your rebuke, O Lord,at the storming breath of your nostrils.
17. He reached down from on high and seized me;drew me out of the deep waters.
18. He rescued me from my mighty enemy,from foes too powerful for me.
19. They attacked me on my day of distress,but the Lord was my support.
20. He set me free in the open;he rescued me because he loves me.
21. The Lord acknowledged my righteousness,rewarded my clean hands.
22. For I kept the ways of the Lord;I was not disloyal to my God.
23. For his laws were all before me,his decrees I did not cast aside.
24. I was honest toward him;I was on guard against sin.