May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering -- those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

May he reign forever before God! Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.

You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.

You saturate its furrows, and soak its plowed ground. With rain showers you soften its soil, and make its crops grow.

For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.

the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Kings leading armies run away -- they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.

The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it.

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

But you, O Lord, reign forever!

and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind.

The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.

I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so.

He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord! I run to you for protection.

He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.