2 Samuel 22:8–20

⁸“The earth trembled and shook.

The foundations of heaven began to shake.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

⁹Smoke came out of his nose,

and burning fire came out of his mouth.

Burning coals went before him.

¹⁰He tore open the sky and came down

with dark clouds under his feet.

¹¹He rode a creature with wings and flew.

He raced on the wings of the wind.

¹²He made darkness his shelter,

surrounded by fog and clouds.

¹³Out of the brightness of his presence

came flashes of lightning.

¹⁴The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High raised his voice.

¹⁵He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.

His bolts of lightning confused them with fear.

¹⁶The Lord spoke strongly.

The wind blew from his nose.

Then the valleys of the sea appeared,

and the foundations of the earth were seen.

¹⁷“The Lord reached down from above and took me;

he pulled me from the deep water.

¹⁸He saved me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

¹⁹They attacked me at my time of trouble,

but the Lord supported me.

²⁰He took me to a safe place.

Because he delights in me, he saved me.