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II

The cords of death encompassed me;
    the torrents of destruction terrified me.

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[a]The flood has raised up, Lord;
    the flood has raised up its roar;
    the flood has raised its pounding waves.
More powerful than the roar of many waters,
    more powerful than the breakers of the sea,
    powerful in the heavens is the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 93:3 The flood: the primordial sea was tamed by God in the act of creation. It is a figure of chaos and rebellion, cf. Ps 46:4.

11 Or darkness—you cannot see!
    A deluge of waters covers you.

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