Psalms 18:4-11

4Death was near enough to catch me! Danger was like a river that poured over me.

5Death was tying me up with ropes, to pull me into the deep hole of the grave.

6In my trouble, I prayed to the Lord. I called to my God to help me. He heard my voice from his home in heaven. My prayer reached his ears.

7Then the earth moved and it shook. Even the strong mountains shook, because God was angry.

8He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies.

9God caused the sky to bend as he came down. Dark clouds were under his feet.

10He sat on a cherub and he flew. The wind carried him as he travelled.

11God covered himself with darkness. He hid himself in dark clouds that held rain.