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22David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

²He said: The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, ³my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. ⁴I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. ⁵For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me; ⁶the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me. ⁷In 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. ⁸Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. ⁹Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. ¹⁰He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. ¹¹He rode on a cherub, and flew; he was seen upon the wings of the wind. ¹²He made darkness around him a canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. ¹³Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. ¹⁴The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High uttered his voice. ¹⁵He sent out arrows, and scattered them—lightning, and routed them. ¹⁶Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. ¹⁷He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of mighty waters. ¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. ¹⁹They came upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay. ²⁰He brought me out into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.