2 Samuel 22:8–20

⁸Then the earth shook and quaked;

the foundations of the heavens ⁱtrembled; ^j

they shook because He burned with anger. ^k

⁹Smoke rose from His nostrils,

and consuming fire came from His mouth;

coals were set ablaze by it. ^l

¹⁰He parted the heavens and came down, ^m

a dark cloud beneath His feet.

¹¹He rode on a cherub and flew,

soaring ⁿon the wings of the wind.

¹²He made darkness a canopy around Him,

a gathering ^oof water and thick clouds. ^p

¹³From the radiance of His presence,

flaming coals were ignited.

¹⁴The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High projected His voice. ^q

¹⁵He shot arrows and scattered them; ^r

He hurled lightning bolts and routed them. ^s

¹⁶The depths of the sea became visible,

the foundations of the world were exposed

at the rebuke of the Lord,

at the blast of the breath ^tof His nostrils. ^u

¹⁷He reached down from heaven

and took hold of me;

He pulled me out of deep waters. ^v

¹⁸He rescued me from my powerful enemy

and from those who hated me,

for they were too strong for me.

¹⁹They confronted me in the day of my distress,

but the Lord was my support.

²⁰He brought me out to a spacious place; ^w

He rescued me because He delighted in me.