2 Samuel 22:6-8

Contemporary English Version

⁶ Ropes from the world
of the dead
    had coiled around me,
and death had set a trap
    in my path.
⁷ I was in terrible trouble
    when I called out to you,
but from your temple
you heard me
    and answered my prayer.
⁸ Earth shook and shivered!
The columns supporting the sky^[a]
    rocked back and forth.
You were angry