Bible Verses About Select Readings: Man in extremity

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid the seruant of the Lord, which spake unto the Lord the wordes of this song (in the day that the Lord delivered him for the hande of all this enemies, and form the and of saul) and sayd, I will loue thee dearely, O Lord my strength.

The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horne also of my saluation, and my refuge.

I will call vpon the Lord, which is worthie to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.

The sorowes of death compassed me, and the floods of wickednes made me afraide.

The sorowes of the graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertooke me.

But in my trouble did I call vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come before him, euen into his eares.

Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of the mountaines mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.

Smoke went out at his nostrels, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.

He bowed the heauens also and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.

He made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and cloudes of the ayre.

At the brightnes of his presence his clouds passed, haylestones and coles of fire.

The Lord also thundred in the heauen, and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and coales of fire.

Then hee sent out his arrowes and scattred them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them.

And the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the worlde were discouered at thy rebuking, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy nostrels.

He hath sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath drawen mee out of many waters.

He hath deliuered mee from my strong enemie, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me.

They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

Hee brought mee foorth also into a large place: hee deliuered mee because hee fauoured me.