2 Esdras 8:22-24

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²² and at whose command they are changed to wind and fire,^[a] whose word is sure and whose utterances are certain, whose command is strong and whose ordinance is terrible, ²³ whose look dries up the depths and whose indignation makes the mountains melt away, and whose truth is established^[b] for ever— ²⁴ hear, O Lord, the prayer of your servant, and give ear to the petition of your creature; attend to my words.