1. I will love Thee, Hashem, my strength.
2. (3) Hashem is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; Eli my Tzur (rock), in whom I take refuge; my mogen, and the keren of my salvation, and my misgav (high place as a refuge).
3. (4) I will call upon Hashem, Who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from mine oyevim.
4. (5) The chevlei mavet entangled me, and the floods of Beliya'al terrorized me.
5. (6) The chevlei Sheol snaked around me; the snares of mavet confronted me.
6. (7) In my distress I called upon Hashem, and cried unto Elohai; He heard my voice out of His Heikhal, and my cry came before Him, even into His ears.
7. (8) Ha'aretz shook and trembled; the foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because He was angry.
8. (9) Smoke went up from His nostrils, and eish out of His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it.
9. (10) He parted Shomayim, and descended, and dark clouds were under His feet.
10. (11) And He rode upon a keruv (cherub), and did fly; yea, He soared upon the wings of the ruach.
11. (12) He made choshech His secret place; His sukkah round about Him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12. (13) Out of the brightness that was before Him there broke through barad (hailstones) and coals of eish out of His clouds.