⁵ The waves^(A) of death swirled about me;
    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁶ The cords of the grave^(B) coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

⁷ “In my distress^(C) I called^(D) to the Lord;
    I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
    my cry came to his ears.
⁸ The earth^(E) trembled and quaked,^(F)
    the foundations^(G) of the heavens^[a] shook;
    they trembled because he was angry.
⁹ Smoke rose from his nostrils;
    consuming fire^(H) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(I) blazed out of it.
¹⁰ He parted the heavens and came down;
    dark clouds^(J) were under his feet.
¹¹ He mounted the cherubim^(K) and flew;
    he soared^[b] on the wings of the wind.^(L)
12 He made darkness^(M) his canopy around him—
    the dark^[c] rain clouds of the sky.
¹³ Out of the brightness of his presence
    bolts of lightning^(N) blazed forth.
¹⁴ The Lord thundered^(O) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
¹⁵ He shot his arrows^(P) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
¹⁶ The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke^(Q) of the Lord,
    at the blast^(R) of breath from his nostrils.

¹⁷ “He reached down from on high^(S) and took hold of me;
    he drew^(T) me out of deep waters.

⁴ The cords of death^(A) entangled me;
    the torrents^(B) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(C) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(D) I called to the Lord;^(E)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(F)
    my cry came^(G) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(H) and quaked,^(I)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(J)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(K)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(L)
    consuming fire^(M) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(N) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(O)
    dark clouds^(P) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(Q) and flew;
    he soared^(R) on the wings of the wind.^(S)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(T) his canopy^(U) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(V) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(W) and bolts of lightning.^(X)
13 The Lord thundered^(Y) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[a]
14 He shot his arrows^(Z) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(AA) he routed them.^(AB)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(AC) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(AD) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(AE)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(AF)

²⁴ The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.