Psalm 18:7–19

⁷Then the earth trembled and shook;

the foundations of the mountains rocked and quivered,

because God was angry.

⁸Smoke poured out of his nostrils,

a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.

⁹He tore the sky apart and came down

with a dark cloud under his feet.

¹⁰He flew swiftly on a winged creature;^a

he travelled on the wings of the wind.

¹¹He covered himself with darkness;

thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him.

¹²Hailstones and flashes of fire

came from the lightning before him

and broke through the dark clouds.

¹³Then the Lord thundered from the sky;

and the voice of the Most High was heard.^b

¹⁴He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;

with flashes of lightning he sent them running.

¹⁵The floor of the ocean was laid bare,

and the foundations of the earth were uncovered,

when you rebuked your enemies, Lord,

and roared at them in anger.

¹⁶The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me;

he pulled me out of the deep waters.

¹⁷He rescued me from my powerful enemies

and from all those who hate me—they were too strong for me.

¹⁸When I was in trouble, they attacked me,

but the Lord protected me.

¹⁹He helped me out of danger;

he saved me because he was pleased with me.