⁴ The ^(J)ropes of death encompassed me,
And the ^(K)torrents of ^[b]destruction ^[c]terrified me.
⁵ The ^(L)ropes of ^[d]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
⁶ In my ^(M)distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice ^(N)from His temple,
And my ^(O)cry for help before Him came into His ears.

⁷ Then the ^(P)earth shook and quaked;
And the ^(Q)foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
⁸ Smoke went up ^[e]out of His nostrils,
And ^(R)fire from His mouth was devouring;
Coals burned from it.
⁹ He also ^(S)bowed the heavens down low, and came down
With thick ^(T)darkness under His feet.
¹⁰ He rode on a ^(U)cherub and flew;
And He sped on the ^(V)wings of the wind.
¹¹ He made ^(W)darkness His hiding place, ^(X)His ^[f]canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds.
¹² From the ^(Y)brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and ^(Z)coals of fire.
¹³ The Lord also ^(AA)thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
¹⁴ He ^(AB)sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and ^[g]routed them.
¹⁵ Then the ^(AC)channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were exposed
By Your ^(AD)rebuke, Lord,
At the blast of the ^(AE)breath of Your nostrils.

¹⁶ He ^(AF)sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of ^(AG)many waters.
¹⁷ He ^(AH)saved me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were ^(AI)too mighty for me.
¹⁸ They confronted me in ^(AJ)the day of my disaster,
But ^(AK)the Lord was my support.
¹⁹ He also brought me out into an ^(AL)open place;
He rescued me, because ^(AM)He delighted in me.

²⁰ The Lord has ^(AN)rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the ^(AO)cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

¹² Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
¹³ For He has strengthened the ^(A)bars of your gates;
He has ^(B)blessed your sons among you.
¹⁴ He ^(C)makes ^[a]peace in your borders;
He ^(D)satisfies you with ^(E)the ^[b]finest of the wheat.
¹⁵ He sends His ^(F)command to the earth;
His ^(G)word runs very swiftly.
¹⁶ He ^[c]showers ^(H)snow like wool;
He scatters the ^(I)frost like ashes.
¹⁷ He hurls His ^(J)ice as fragments;
Who can stand before His ^(K)cold?
¹⁸ He ^(L)sends His word and makes them melt;
He ^(M)makes His wind blow, and the waters flow.
¹⁹ He ^(N)declares His words to Jacob,
His ^(O)statutes and His judgments to Israel.
²⁰ He ^(P)has not dealt this way with any other nation;
And as for His judgments, ^[d]they have ^(Q)not known them.
^[e]Praise ^[f]the Lord!

⁴ “^(G)Raise your eyes all around and see;
They all gather together, they ^(H)come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your ^(I)daughters will be ^[a]carried on the hip.
⁵ Then you will see and be ^(J)radiant,
And your heart will ^[b]thrill and rejoice;
Because the ^[c](K)abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The ^(L)wealth of the nations will come to you.
⁶ A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and ^(M)Ephah;
All those from ^(N)Sheba will come;
They will bring ^(O)gold and frankincense,
And ^(P)proclaim good news of the praises of the Lord.