² The Lord is my rock,^(C) my fortress^(D) and my deliverer;^(E)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(F)
    my shield^[b](G) and the horn^[c] of my salvation,^(H) my stronghold.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(I)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(J)
4 The cords of death^(K) entangled me;
    the torrents^(L) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(M) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(N) I called to the Lord;^(O)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(P)
    my cry came^(Q) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(R) and quaked,^(S)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(T)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(U)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(V)
    consuming fire^(W) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(X) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(Y)
    dark clouds^(Z) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(AA) and flew;
    he soared^(AB) on the wings of the wind.^(AC)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(AD) his canopy^(AE) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(AF) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(AG) and bolts of lightning.^(AH)
13 The Lord thundered^(AI) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[d]
14 He shot his arrows^(AJ) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(AK) he routed them.^(AL)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(AM) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(AN) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(AO)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(AP)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(AQ)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(AR)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(AS)
    but the Lord was my support.^(AT)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(AU)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(AV)

²⁴ Remember to extol his work,^(A)
    which people have praised in song.^(B)
25 All humanity has seen it;^(C)
    mortals gaze on it from afar.
²⁶ How great is God—beyond our understanding!^(D)
    The number of his years is past finding out.^(E)

²⁷ “He draws up the drops of water,^(F)
    which distill as rain to the streams^[a];^(G)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers^(H) fall on mankind.^(I)
29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
    how he thunders^(J) from his pavilion?^(K)
30 See how he scatters his lightning^(L) about him,
    bathing the depths of the sea.^(M)
31 This is the way he governs^[b] the nations^(N)
    and provides food^(O) in abundance.^(P)
32 He fills his hands with lightning
    and commands it to strike its mark.^(Q)
33 His thunder announces the coming storm;^(R)
    even the cattle make known its approach.^[c](S)

¹⁴ “Listen^(A) to this, Job;
    stop and consider God’s wonders.^(B)
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds
    and makes his lightning^(C) flash?^(D)
16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised,^(E)
    those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?^(F)
17 You who swelter in your clothes
    when the land lies hushed under the south wind,^(G)
18 can you join him in spreading out the skies,^(H)
    hard as a mirror of cast bronze?^(I)

¹⁹ “Tell us what we should say to him;^(J)
    we cannot draw up our case^(K) because of our darkness.^(L)
20 Should he be told that I want to speak?
    Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
²¹ Now no one can look at the sun,^(M)
    bright as it is in the skies
    after the wind has swept them clean.
²² Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;^(N)
    God comes in awesome majesty.^(O)
23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;^(P)
    in his justice^(Q) and great righteousness, he does not oppress.^(R)
24 Therefore, people revere him,^(S)
    for does he not have regard for all the wise^(T) in heart?^[a]”