6 I called to the Lord in my distress,

and I cried to my God for help.

From His temple He heard my voice, a

and my cry to Him reached His ears. b

7 Then the earth shook and quaked;

the foundations of the mountains trembled; c

they shook because He burned with anger.

8 Smoke rose from His nostrils,

and consuming fire came from His mouth;

coals were set ablaze by it. d e

9 He parted the heavens and came down, f

a dark cloud beneath His feet.

10 He rode on a cherub and flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind. g

11 He made darkness His hiding place,

dark storm clouds His canopy around Him. h

12 From the radiance of His presence, i

His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

13 The Lord thundered from j heaven;

the * Most High projected His voice. k l

14 He shot His arrows and scattered them;

He hurled m lightning bolts and routed them. n

15 The depths of the sea became visible,

the foundations of the world were exposed,

at Your rebuke, Lord,

at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. o

16 He reached down from heaven

and took hold of me;

He pulled me out of deep waters. p

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy

and from those who hated me,

for they were too strong for me. q

18 They confronted me in the day of my distress,

but the Lord was my support. r

19 He brought me out to a spacious place; s

He rescued me because He delighted in me. t