6 The cords of Sheol encircled me;the snares of death lay in wait for me.
7 In my distress I called out: Lord!I cried out to my God.From his temple he heard my voice;my cry to him reached his ears.
8 The earth rocked and shook;the foundations of the mountains trembled;they shook as his wrath flared up.
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils,a devouring fire from his mouth;it kindled coals into flame.
10 He parted the heavens and came down,a dark cloud under his feet.
11 Mounted on a cherub he flew,borne along on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his cloak around him;his canopy, water-darkened stormclouds.