5. "The waves of death were all around me. A destroying flood swept over me.
6. The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.
7. When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord. I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice. My cry for help reached his ears.
8. "The earth trembled and shook. The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth. They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9. Smoke came out of his nose. Flames of fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals blazed out of it.
10. He opened the heavens and came down. Dark clouds were under his feet.
11. He got on the cherubim and flew. The wings of the wind lifted him up.
12. He covered himself with darkness. The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.