2 Samuel 22

¹And Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.

²And he sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.

³God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.

⁴I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.

⁵For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.

⁶The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee.

⁷But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crie to my God, and he did heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crie did enter into his eares.

⁸Then the earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heauens mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.

⁹Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.

¹⁰He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

¹¹And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.

¹²And hee made darkenesse a Tabernacle round about him, euen the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the ayre.

¹³At the brightnesse of his presence the coles of fire were kindled.