2 Samuel 22:8–20

⁸Then the earth trembled and shook;

the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered

because God was angry!

⁹Smoke poured out of his nostrils,

a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.

¹⁰He tore the sky apart and came down,

with a dark cloud under his feet.

¹¹He flew swiftly on his winged creature;^g

he travelled on the wings of the wind.

¹²He covered himself with darkness;

thick clouds, full of^h water, surrounded him;

¹³burning coals flamed up from the lightning before him.

¹⁴Then the Lord thundered from the sky,

and the voice of Almighty God was heard.

¹⁵He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;

with flashes of lightning he sent them running.

¹⁶The floor of the ocean was laid bare,

and the foundations of the earth were uncovered

when the Lord rebuked his enemies

and roared at them in anger.

¹⁷The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me;

he pulled me out of the deep waters.

¹⁸He rescued me from my powerful enemies

and from all those who hate me—

they were too strong for me.

¹⁹When I was in trouble, they attacked me,

but the Lord protected me.

²⁰He helped me out of danger;

he saved me because he was pleased with me.