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.
18. He delivered me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me— for they were much stronger than me.
19. They came against me in the day of my calamity, but Adonai was my support.
20. He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me since He delighted in me.
21. Adonai rewarded me for my righteousness. For the cleanness of my hands He repaid me.
22. For I kept the ways of Adonai, and did not turn wickedly from my God.
23. For all His judgments are before me. As for His rulings, I do not turn away from them.
24. I also had integrity with Him, and kept myself from my sin.
25. So Adonai rewarded me for my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes.
26. With the loyal You deal loyally. With the blameless You are blameless.
27. With the pure You show Yourself pure, but with the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.