11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life,(A) on the seventeenth day of the second month(B)—on that day all the springs of the great deep(C) burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens(D) were opened.

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11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

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Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens(A) had been closed, and the rain(B) had stopped falling from the sky.

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The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

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

“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.
The earth(E) trembled and quaked,(F)
    the foundations(G) of the heavens[a] shook;
    they trembled because he was angry.
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.

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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

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

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

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.
The earth trembled(H) and quaked,(I)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;(J)
    they trembled because he was angry.(K)
Smoke rose from his nostrils;(L)
    consuming fire(M) came from his mouth,
    burning coals(N) blazed out of it.
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)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, 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.

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

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

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

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24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

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