Psalm 17:8–20

⁸The earth shook and trembled: the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them.

⁹There went up a smoke in his wrath: and a fire flamed from his face: coals were kindled by it.

¹⁰He bowed the heavens, and came down, and darkness was under his feet.

¹¹And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.

¹²And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.

¹³At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

¹⁴And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Highest gave his voice: hail and coals of fire.

¹⁵And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

¹⁶Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were discovered: At thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath.

¹⁷He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters.

¹⁸He delivered me from my strongest enemies, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁹They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.

²⁰And he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me.