Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.

Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.

Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet.

To You they cried out and were delivered;
In You they trusted and were not disappointed.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.

They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were terrified, they fled in alarm.

“If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the world is Mine, and all it contains.

There they were in great fear where no fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.

His speech was smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

The stouthearted were plundered,
They sank into sleep;
And none of the warriors could use his hands.

At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.

The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows,
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide meat for His people?”

So they ate and were well filled,
And their desire He gave to them.

For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.

The mountains were covered with its shadow,
And the cedars of God with its boughs.

“I relieved his shoulder of the burden,
His hands were freed from the basket.

Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became as dung for the ground.

But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;
And the Most High Himself will establish her.

Before the mountains were born
Or You gave birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called on His name;
They called upon the Lord and He answered them.

O Lord our God, You answered them;
You were a forgiving God to them,
And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.

When they were only a few men in number,
Very few, and strangers in it.

Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,
He spoke rashly with his lips.

Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their power.

Many times He would deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their counsel,
And so sank down in their iniquity.

They were hungry and thirsty;
Their soul fainted within them.

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains,

Fools, because of their rebellious way,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end.

He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves of the sea were hushed.

Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired haven.

They surrounded me like bees;
They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

For there thrones were set for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.