5. Death’s waves were all around me;rivers of wickedness terrified me.
6. The cords of the grave surrounded me;death’s traps held me tight.
7. In my distress I cried out to the Lord;I cried out to my God.God heard my voice from his temple;my cry for help reached his ears.
8. The earth rocked and shook;the sky’s foundations trembledand reeled because of God’s anger.
9. Smoke went up from God’s nostrils;out of his mouth came a devouring fire;flaming coals blazed out in front of him!
10. God parted the skies and came down;thick darkness was beneath his feet.
11. God mounted the heavenly creatures and flew;he was seen on the wind’s wings.
12. God made darkness his covering;water gathered in dense clouds!
13. Coals of fire blazed out of the brightness before him.
14. The Lord thundered from heaven;the Most High made his voice heard.
15. God shot arrows, scattering the enemy;he sent the lightning and whipped them into confusion.
16. The seabeds were exposed;the earth’s foundations were laid bare at the Lord’s rebuke,at the angry blast of air coming from his nostrils.