“He reached down from on high.
He took me.
He drew me out of mighty waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy.
He delivered me from those who hated me.
They were too mighty for me.
They confronted me.
In the day of my calamity,
However Yahweh was my support.
He brought me out into a broad place.
He rescued me,
Because he delighted in me.”
The psalmist David seems to imply that Yahweh had a special place for him. This is almost word for word from the canticle in 2 Samuel, chapter 22. Yahweh reached down from the heavens. He took David out of the mighty waters. More than anything, he rescued David from his strong enemy and those who hated him. David realized that he was not strong enough by himself. He needed the help of Yahweh in the day of his calamity when his enemies confronted him. Yahweh was his support who had brought him forward. Yahweh delighted in David. His enemies attacked him, but Yahweh was always with him because he loved him.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 