¹² God’s clouds went ahead
    of the brightness before him;
    hail and coals of fire went too.
¹³ The Lord thundered in heaven;
    the Most High made his voice heard
    with hail and coals of fire.
¹⁴ God shot his arrows, scattering the enemy;
    he sent the lightning and threw them into confusion.
¹⁵ The seabeds were exposed;
    the earth’s foundations were laid bare
        at your rebuke, Lord,
        at the angry blast of air coming from your nostrils.

¹⁶ From on high God reached down and grabbed me;
    he took me out of all that water.
¹⁷ God saved me from my powerful enemy,
    saved me from my foes,
    who were too much for me.
¹⁸ They came at me on the very day of my distress,
    but the Lord was my support.
¹⁹ He brought me out to wide-open spaces;
    he pulled me out safe
    because he is pleased with me.

⁷ When you went forth before your people, God,
        when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
⁸     the earth shook!
Yes, heaven poured down
    before God, the one from Sinai—
    before God, the God of Israel!
⁹ You showered down abundant rain, God;
    when your inheritance grew weary,
    you restored it yourself,
¹⁰     and your creatures settled in it.
In your goodness, God,
    you provided for the poor.