Psalms 18:2-12

²The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior. He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power protects me, he keeps me safe.

³I call for help from the Lord who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me.

⁴Ropes of death encircled me, surging waters of destruction flooded over me;

⁵The grave wound its ropes around me; death set snares for me.

⁶In my despair I called on the Lord—I cried out to my God for help. He heard my voice from his Temple—my cry for help reached his ears.

⁷The earth shook to and fro; the foundations of the mountains trembled, shaking because of his anger.

⁸Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire came from his mouth; burning coals blazed before him.

⁹He parted the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet.

¹⁰Riding on an angel he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind.

¹¹He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black thunderclouds.

¹²Hailstones and burning coals flew out from his brightness, passing through his thick clouds.