Psalms 18:1-17
[1]I love you, lord; you are my strength.
[2]The lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
[3]I called on the lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
[4]The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
[5]The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
[6]But in my distress I cried out to the lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.
[7]Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.
[8]Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
[9]He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
[10]Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
[11]He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
[12]Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals.
[13]The lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.
[14]He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.
[15]Then at your command, O lord, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
[16]He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
[17]He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
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