For people of faith around the world, sacred scripture often serves as a lifeline during life’s darkest moments. For veteran gospel musician Derrick Scott, that lifeline became the spark for his latest creative release, a deeply personal single titled *Deliver Me* that draws its roots from his profound grief and unshakable belief.
Scott, a South Florida-based committed Christian with more than two decades of walking in his faith, poured his heart into the track after losing his wife Nadine in February 2022. The couple, both natives of Linstead in Jamaica’s St Catherine parish, shared four years of marriage before her passing, leaving Scott navigating an overwhelming period of uncertainty and sorrow. It was during this grieving process that he turned once again to the Book of Psalms, a section of the Bible he has long turned to for comfort.
“After losing my wife, I was going through a rough time, but my faith in God never wavered. I love reading Psalms, as it gives me some comfort,” Scott explained in an interview with Observer Online. “One night after reading Psalm 91, I got the inspiration to sing it, so I started to sing a few verses every day until it came to fruition and this is the final project.”
Released on June 19, *Deliver Me* is the first new release from Scott’s own independent imprint DScott Music, which he founded to support his independent gospel work. Psalm 91, the text that inspired the track, is widely celebrated as a passage of profound resilience, with its opening verse promising rest and protection for those who abide in their faith. That message struck a deep chord with Scott, who had already spent decades building his relationship with Christianity after a conversion that reshaped his entire outlook on life.
“I have been a different person since my conversion. A lot of things I used to do, I don’t have the desire to do them anymore and it doesn’t bother me,” he said.
Scott comes from a family rooted in Jamaican music: he is the younger brother of Freddie McKay, the iconic Jamaican performer who rose to fame after winning the 1976 Festival Song Contest with his hit *Dance dis Ya Festival*. Scott got his own start in the music industry working as a deejay, performing on local sound systems across his hometown in Jamaica and nearby Spanish Town before transitioning to focus exclusively on gospel music. Over the course of his gospel career, he has built a solid discography that includes four full-length albums and fan-favorite singles such as *God Answers Prayers*.
For Scott, *Deliver Me* is more than just a new song – it is a testament to how faith can sustain people through even the deepest loss, and a gift to other listeners who may be walking through their own periods of struggle.