Psalm 18:7–19

⁷The earth trembled and shook.

The foundations of the mountains began to shake.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

⁸Smoke came out of his nose,

and burning fire came out of his mouth.

Burning coals went before him.

⁹He tore open the sky and came down

with dark clouds under his feet.

¹⁰He rode a creature with wings and flew.

He raced on the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkness his covering, his shelter around him,

surrounded by fog and clouds.

¹²Out of the brightness of his presence came clouds

with hail and lightning.

¹³The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High raised his voice,

and there was hail and lightning.

¹⁴He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.

His many bolts of lightning confused them with fear.

¹⁵Lord, you spoke strongly.

The wind blew from your nose.

Then the valleys of the sea appeared,

and the foundations of the earth were seen.

¹⁶The Lord reached down from above and took me;

he pulled me from the deep water.

¹⁷He saved me from my powerful enemies,

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

¹⁸They attacked me at my time of trouble,

but the Lord supported me.

¹⁹He took me to a safe place.

Because he delights in me, he saved me.