3. My God is my rock, in Him I take refuge, my shield, my horn of salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my Savior—You save me from violence.
4. I called upon Adonai, worthy of praise, and I was rescued from my enemies.
5. For waves of death encompassed me. Torrents of Belial overwhelmed me.
6. Cords of death entangled me. Snares of death came before me.
7. In my distress I called upon Adonai, yes, I called to my God. From His Temple He heard my voice, my cry came into His ears.
8. Then the earth rocked and quaked, the foundation of heaven trembled. They reeled because He was angry.
9. Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire from His mouth. Coals blazed from Him.
10. He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet.
11. He rode upon a cheruv and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind.
12. He made darkness as a sukkah around Him— a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13. Out of the brilliance before Him coals of fire flamed out.
14. Adonai also thundered from heaven and Elyon gave forth His voice.
15. He shot arrows and scattered them, lightning bolts, and routed them.
16. Then the ravines of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were exposed by the rebuke of Adonai, at a blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17. He reached down from on high and He took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.