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The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger.
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But me he caught - reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out
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Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning.
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They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me.
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He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved - surprised to be loved!
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.