Into the Fire

Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom,

   prisoners suffering in iron chains,

for they had rebelled against the words of God

   and despised the counsel of the Most High.

So he subjected them to bitter labor;

   they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

   and he saved them from their distress.

He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom

   and broke away their chains.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love

   and his wonderful deeds for men,

for he breaks down gates of bronze

   and cuts through bars of iron.

Psalm 107:10-16 (NIV)