Psalms 17:5-14

⁵The pangs of death compassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

⁶The pangs of hell came round about me: The snares of death prevented me.

⁷And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God: He heard my voice out of his holy temple, And my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.

⁸Then the earth shook and quaked, And the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, And were shaken, because God was angry with them.

⁹There went up a smoke in his wrath, And fire burst into a flame at his presence: Coals were kindled at it.

¹⁰And he bowed the heaven, and came down: And thick darkness was under his feet.

¹¹And he mounted on cherubs and flew: He flew on the wings of winds.

¹²And he made darkness his secret place: Round about him was his tabernacle, Even dark water in the clouds of the air.

¹³At the brightness before him the clouds passed, Hail and coals of fire.

¹⁴The Lord also thundered from heaven, And the Highest uttered his voice.