2. He said:I love you, Lord, my strength,
3. Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,My God, my rock of refuge,my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold!
4. Praised be the Lord, I exclaim!I have been delivered from my enemies.
5. The cords of death encompassed me;the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6. The cords of Sheol encircled me;the snares of death lay in wait for me.
7. In my distress I called out: Lord!I cried out to my God.From his temple he heard my voice;my cry to him reached his ears.
8. The earth rocked and shook;the foundations of the mountains trembled;they shook as his wrath flared up.
9. Smoke rose from his nostrils,a devouring fire from his mouth;it kindled coals into flame.
10. He parted the heavens and came down,a dark cloud under his feet.
11. Mounted on a cherub he flew,borne along on the wings of the wind.
12. He made darkness his cloak around him;his canopy, water-darkened stormclouds.
13. From the gleam before him, his clouds passed,hail and coals of fire.
14. The Lord thundered from heaven;the Most High made his voice resound.
15. He let fly his arrows and scattered them;shot his lightning bolts and dispersed them.
16. Then the bed of the sea appeared;the world’s foundations lay bare,At your rebuke, O Lord,at the storming breath of your nostrils.