22:7 In my distress I called to the Lord;

I called to my God. ¹ 

From his heavenly temple ²  he heard my voice;

he listened to my cry for help. ³ 

22:8 The earth heaved and shook; ⁴ 

the foundations of the sky ⁵  trembled. ⁶ 

They heaved because he was angry.

22:9 Smoke ascended from ⁷  his nose; ⁸ 

fire devoured as it came from his mouth; ⁹ 

he hurled down fiery coals. ¹⁰ 

22:10 He made the sky sink ¹¹  as he descended;

a thick cloud was under his feet.

22:11 He mounted ¹²  a winged angel ¹³  and flew;

he glided ¹⁴  on the wings of the wind. ¹⁵ 

22:12 He shrouded himself in darkness, ¹⁶ 

in thick rain clouds. ¹⁷ 

22:13 From the brightness in front of him

came coals of fire. ¹⁸ 

22:14 The Lord thundered ¹⁹  from the sky;

the sovereign One ²⁰  shouted loudly. ²¹ 

22:15 He shot ²²  arrows and scattered them, ²³ 

lightning and routed them. ²⁴ 

22:16 The depths ²⁵  of the sea were exposed;

the inner regions ²⁶  of the world were uncovered

by the Lord’s battle cry, ²⁷ 

by the powerful breath from his nose. ²⁸ 

22:17 He reached down from above and grabbed me; ²⁹ 

he pulled me from the surging water. ³⁰ 

22:18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, ³¹ 

from those who hate me,

for they were too strong for me.