11 He made the darkness his hiding place,the dark rain clouds his covering.
12 Out of the brightness in front of him,those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning.
13 The Lord thundered in the heavens.The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered them.He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.
15 Then the ocean floor could be seen.The foundations of the earth were laid bareat your stern warning, O Lord,at the blast of the breath from your nostrils.
16 He reached down from high above and took hold of me.He pulled me out of the raging water.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemyand from those who hated me,because they were too strong for me.