4 I praise you, our Lord!I prayed to you,and you rescued mefrom my enemies.
5 Death, like ocean waves,surrounded me,and I was almost swallowedby its flooding waters.
6 Ropes from the worldof the deadhad coiled around me,and death had set a trapin my path.
7 I was in terrible troublewhen I called out to you,but from your templeyou heard meand answered my prayer.
8 Earth shook and shivered!The columns supporting the skyrocked back and forth.You were angry
9 and breathed out smoke.Scorching heat and fiery flamesspewed from your mouth.
10 You opened the heavenslike curtains,and you came downwith storm cloudsunder your feet.