Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalms 18:3-12 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.

4. The ropes of death were wrapped around me;the torrents of destruction terrified me.

5. The ropes of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me.

6. I called to the Lord in my distress,and I cried to my God for help.From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry to Him reached His ears.

7. Then the earth shook and quaked;the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook because He burned with anger.

8. Smoke rose from His nostrils,and consuming fire came from His mouth;coals were set ablaze by it.

9. He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet.

10. He rode on a cherub and flew,soaring on the wings of the wind.

11. He made darkness His hiding place,dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

12. From the radiance of His presence, His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.