2 Samuel 22:7–13

7 “In my distress I called to the Lord;

I called out to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my cry came to his ears.

8 The earth trembled and quaked,

the foundations of the heavens shook;

they trembled because he was angry.

9 Smoke rose from his nostrils;

consuming fire came from his mouth,

burning coals blazed out of it.

10 He parted the heavens and came down;

dark clouds were under his feet.

11 He mounted the cherubim and flew;

he soared on the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness his canopy around him—

the dark rain clouds of the sky.

13 Out of the brightness of his presence

bolts of lightning blazed forth.

7 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.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled;

The foundations of heaven moved

And shook, because he was wroth.

9 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.

7 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;

yes, I cried to my God for help.

He heard me from his sanctuary;

my cry reached his ears.

8 “Then the earth quaked and trembled.

The foundations of the heavens shook;

they quaked because of his anger.

9 Smoke poured from his nostrils;

fierce flames leaped from his mouth.

Glowing coals blazed forth from him.

10 He opened the heavens and came down;

dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

11 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind.

12 He shrouded himself in darkness,

veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.

13 A great brightness shone around him,

and burning coals blazed forth.

7 In my distress I called upon the Lord,

And cried out to my God;

He heard my voice from His temple,

And my cry entered His ears.

8 “Then the earth shook and trembled;

The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken,

Because He was angry.

9 Smoke went up from His nostrils,

And devouring fire from His mouth;

Coals were kindled by it.

10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down

With darkness under His feet.

11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew;

And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness canopies around Him,

Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

13 From the brightness before Him

Coals of fire were kindled.

7 In my trouble I called to the Lord;

I cried out to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my call for help reached his ears.

8 “The earth trembled and shook.

The foundations of heaven began to shake.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

9 Smoke came out of his nose,

and burning fire came out of his mouth.

Burning coals went before him.

10 He tore open the sky and came down

with dark clouds under his feet.

11 He rode a creature with wings and flew.

He raced on the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness his shelter,

surrounded by fog and clouds.

13 Out of the brightness of his presence

came flashes of lightning.

7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah;

Yea, I called unto my God:

And he heard my voice out of his temple,

And my cry came into his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled,

The foundations of heaven quaked

And were shaken, because he was wroth.

9 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 thick darkness was under his feet.

11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly;

Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him,

Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

13 At the brightness before him

Coals of fire were kindled.

7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it. 10 And he bowed the heavens, 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 round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 13 From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.

7 I called on the Lord in my distress. 

I called to my God for help. 

He heard my voice from his temple, 

and my cry for help reached his ears. 

8 Then the earth shook and quaked. 

Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. 

They shook violently because he was angry. 

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, 

and a raging fire came out of his mouth. 

Glowing coals flared up from it. 

10 He spread apart the heavens 

and came down with a dark cloud under his feet. 

11 He rode on one of the angelsas he flew, 

and he soared on the wings of the wind. 

12 He surrounded himself with darkness. 

He made the dark rain clouds his covering. 

13 Out of the brightness in front of him, he made lightning. 

7 I called to the Lord in my distress;

I called to my God.

From His temple He heard my voice,

and my cry for help reached His ears.

8 Then the earth shook and quaked;

the foundations of the heavens trembled;

they shook because He burned with anger.

9 Smoke rose from His nostrils,

and consuming fire came from His mouth;

coals were set ablaze by it.

10 He parted the heavens and came down,

a dark cloud beneath His feet.

11 He rode on a cherub and flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness a canopy around Him,

a gathering of water and thick clouds.

13 From the radiance of His presence,

flaming coals were ignited.

7 In my distress I called upon the Lord;

to my God I called.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry came to his ears.

8 Then the earth reeled and rocked;

the foundations of the heavens trembled

and reeled because he was angry.

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils

and devouring fire from his mouth;

glowing coals flamed forth from him.

10 He bowed the heavens and came down;

thick darkness was under his feet.

11 He rode on a cherub and flew;

he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness around him a canopy,

thick clouds, a gathering of water.

13 Out of the brightness before him

coals of fire flamed forth.

7 In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and to my God I called.

He heard my voice from his temple,

and my cry for help was to his ears.

8 The earth heaved and shook,

the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved

because he was angry.

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils and fire from his mouth.

Burning coals devoured, they burned from him.

10 He bowed the heavens and came down;

a very thick cloud was under his feet.

11 He rode upon a cherub and flew;

he was seen on the wings of the wind.

12 He put darkness as a canopy all around him,

a collection of thick rain clouds.

13 From the brightness before him

flamed burning coals of fire.

7 When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord.

I called out to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice.

My cry for help reached his ears.

8 “The earth trembled and shook.

The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

9 Smoke came out of his nose.

Flames of fire came out of his mouth.

Burning coals blazed out of it.

10 He opened the heavens and came down.

Dark clouds were under his feet.

11 He got on the cherubim and flew.

The wings of the wind lifted him up.

12 He covered himself with darkness.

The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.

13 From the brightness that was all around him

flashes of lightning blazed out.

7 “In my distress I called upon the Lord,

Yes, I cried to my God;

And from His temple He heard my voice,

And my cry for help came into His ears.

8 “Then the earth shook and quaked,

The foundations of heaven were trembling

And were shaken, because He was angry.

9 “Smoke went up out of His nostrils,

Fire from His mouth devoured;

Coals were kindled by it.

10 “He bowed the heavens also, and came down

With thick darkness under His feet.

11 “And He rode on a cherub and flew;

And He appeared on the wings of the wind.

12 “And He made darkness canopies around Him,

A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

13 “From the brightness before Him

Coals of fire were kindled.