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The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
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In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.
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"Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
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Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
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He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
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He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.
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"The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
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He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
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Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.