2. He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
3. my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge,my savior; you save me from violence.
4. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,and I am saved from my enemies.
5. “For the waves of death encompassed me,the torrents of destruction assailed me;
6. the cords of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me.
7. “In my distress I called upon the Lord;to my God I called.From his temple he heard my voice,and my cry came to his ears.
8. “Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembledand quaked, because he was angry.
9. Smoke went up from his nostrils,and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
10. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
11. He rode on a cherub and flew;he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12. He made darkness around him his canopy,thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13. Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.
14. The Lord thundered from heaven,and the Most High uttered his voice.