⁸ Smoke poured from his nostrils;
    fierce flames leaped from his mouth.
    Glowing coals blazed forth from him.

⁹ You will throw them in a flaming furnace
    when you appear.
The Lord will consume them in his anger;
    fire will devour them.

¹¹ “I destroyed some of your cities,
    as I destroyed^[a] Sodom and Gomorrah.
Those of you who survived
    were like charred sticks pulled from a fire.
But still you would not return to me,”
    says the Lord.

¹⁰ and a river of fire was pouring out,
    flowing from his presence.
Millions of angels ministered to him;
    many millions stood to attend him.
Then the court began its session,
    and the books were opened.

⁵ Open the heavens, Lord, and come down.
    Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.
⁶ Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies!
    Shoot your arrows and confuse them!

³² The earth trembles at his glance;
    the mountains smoke at his touch.

¹ O God, why have you rejected us so long?
    Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

³ Our God approaches,
    and he is not silent.
Fire devours everything in his way,
    and a great storm rages around him.