5. The grave wrapped its ropes around me;death laid a trap in my path.
6. But in my distress I cried out to the lord;yes, I prayed to my God for help.He heard me from his sanctuary;my cry to him reached his ears.
7. Then the earth quaked and trembled.The foundations of the mountains shook;they quaked because of his anger.
8. Smoke poured from his nostrils;fierce flames leaped from his mouth.Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
9. He opened the heavens and came down;dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
10. Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew,soaring on the wings of the wind.
11. He shrouded himself in darkness,veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
12. Thick clouds shielded the brightness around himand rained down hail and burning coals.
13. The lord thundered from heaven;the voice of the Most High resoundedamid the hail and burning coals.