2 Samuel 22:8–20

⁸“Then ^athe earth shook and quaked;

^bThe foundations of heaven were trembling

And were shaken, because He was angry.

⁹“Smoke went up ¹out of His nostrils,

^aAnd fire from His mouth devoured;

^bCoals were kindled by it.

¹⁰“He bowed the heavens and came down

With ^athick darkness under His feet.

¹¹“^aHe rode on a cherub and flew;

And He ¹appeared upon ^bthe wings of the wind.

¹²“^aAnd He made darkness ¹canopies around Him,

A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹³“From the brightness before Him

^aCoals of fire were kindled.

¹⁴“^aYahweh thundered from heaven,

And the Most High gave forth His voice.

¹⁵“^aAnd He sent out arrows, and scattered them,

Lightning, and ¹threw them into confusion.

¹⁶“Then the channels of the sea appeared,

The foundations of the world were ¹laid bare

By the rebuke of Yahweh,

^aAt the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

¹⁷“^aHe sent from on high, He took me;

^bHe drew me out of many waters.

¹⁸“He delivered me from my strong enemy,

From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁹“They confronted me in the day of my disaster,

^aBut Yahweh was my support.

²⁰“^aHe brought me forth also into a broad place;

He rescued me, ^bbecause He delighted in me.