He rescued me because he delighted in me.

"I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom...

But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection...

His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished..."

"I love you, LORD, my strength.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
I have been saved from my enemies.

The cords of death entangled me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

The cords of the grace coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.

In my distress I called to the LORD;
I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears...

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He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,

But the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place;

he rescued me because he delighted in me.

You, LORD, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.

With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall.

As for God, his way is perfect:
The LORD’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.

For who is God besides the LORD?
And who is the Rock except our God?

It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains me;
your help has made me great.

You provide a broad path for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I crushed them so that they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.

You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the LORD, but he did not answer...

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The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!

Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.

He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his anointed,
to David and to his descendants forever."

-- Psalm 18: 1-6, 16-19, 28-41, 46, 49-50