2. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,and I am saved from my enemies.
4. The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;
5. the cords of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me.
6. In my distress I called upon the Lord;to my God I cried for help.From his temple he heard my voice,and my cry to him reached his ears.
7. Then the earth reeled and rocked;the foundations also of the mountains trembledand quaked, because he was angry.
8. Smoke went up from his nostrils,and devouring fire from his mouth;glowing coals flamed forth from him.
9. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
10. He rode on a cherub and flew;he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
11. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him,thick clouds dark with water.
12. Out of the brightness before him hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.