3. I praise you, Lord!I prayed, and you rescued mefrom my enemies.
4. Death had wrappedits ropes around me,and I was almost swallowedby its flooding waters.
5. Ropes from the worldof the deadhad coiled around me,and death had set a trapin my path.
6. I was in terrible troublewhen I called out to you,but from your templeyou heard meand answered my prayer.
7. The earth shook and shivered,and the mountains trembleddown to their roots.You were angry
8. and breathed out smoke.Scorching heat and fiery flamesspewed from your mouth.
9. You opened the heavenslike curtains,and you came downwith storm cloudsunder your feet.