Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

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The earth(A) trembled and quaked,(B)
    the foundations(C) of the heavens[a] shook;
    they trembled because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils;
    consuming fire(D) came from his mouth,
    burning coals(E) blazed out of it.
10 He parted the heavens and came down;
    dark clouds(F) were under his feet.
11 He mounted the cherubim(G) and flew;
    he soared[b] on the wings of the wind.(H)
12 He made darkness(I) his canopy around him—
    the dark[c] rain clouds of the sky.
13 Out of the brightness of his presence
    bolts of lightning(J) blazed forth.
14 The Lord thundered(K) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot his arrows(L) 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(M) of the Lord,
    at the blast(N) of breath from his nostrils.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:8 Hebrew; Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains
  2. 2 Samuel 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared
  3. 2 Samuel 22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed