He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest.

מ (Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.

The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake.

“Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them: ‘Like a lion about to attack, the Lord will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth.