Psalms 18 1-15 Brother Marcel Switzerland

¹ I love you, Lord.
    You give me strength.

² The Lord is my rock and my place of safety. He is the God who saves me.
    My God is my rock. I go to him for safety.
    He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me. He’s my place of safety.
³ I called out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise.
    He saved me from my enemies.

⁴ The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me.
    A destroying flood swept over me.
⁵ The ropes of the grave were tight around me.
    Death set its trap in front of me.
⁶ When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord.
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice.
    My cry for help reached his ears.

⁷ The earth trembled and shook.
    The base of the mountains rocked back and forth.
    It trembled because the Lord was angry.
⁸ Smoke came out of his nose.
    Flames of fire came out of his mouth.
    Burning coals blazed out of it.
⁹ He opened the heavens and came down.
    Dark clouds were under his feet.
¹⁰ He stood on the cherubim and flew.
    The wings of the wind lifted him up.
¹¹ He covered himself with darkness.
    The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.
¹² Clouds came out of the brightness that was all around him.
    They came with hailstones and flashes of lightning.
¹³ The Lord thundered from heaven.
    The voice of the Most High God was heard.
¹⁴ He shot his arrows and scattered our enemies.
    He sent great flashes of lightning and chased the enemies away.
¹⁵ The bottom of the sea could be seen.
    The foundations of the earth were uncovered.
Lord, it happened when your anger blazed out.
    It came like a blast of breath from your nose.