Psalms 17:4-14

⁴The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

⁵The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me.

⁶And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of this holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.

⁷Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them.

⁸There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it.

⁹And he bowed the heaven, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰And he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds.

¹¹And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air.

¹²At the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

¹³The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice.

¹⁴And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them.