1. And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2. And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3. God is my rock, in him will I trust--My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
4. I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5. For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
6. The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
7. In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.
8. Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
9. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
10. And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12. And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13. From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.