Psalm 18, Part 2

When God did on my part appear,
Astonish'd at His frowning look.
The earth was moved, and quaked for fear.
The hills to their foundation shook,
The everlasting mountains bow'd,
In presence of my angry God.

A smoke out of His nostrils pour'd.
And upwards roU'd its gloomy spire j
A fire out of His mouth devour'd,
A stream of sin-consuming fire;
His lightnings flew with surest aim.
His foes were fuel to the flame.

The heavens in His descent He bow'd.
And darkness for His carpet spread.
His chariot was a sable cloud.
The wind His fervid wings He made.
By chariots drawn, the King of kings
Came flying on a whirlwind's wings.

Darkness He made His secret place.
And threw the wide paviUon round;
Darkness and clouds eclipsed His face, —
How inaccessibly profound!
Implunged in waves of deepest night
The' Eternal Uncreated Light!

A ray He darted from His throne,
And bade the scatter'd clouds retire;
His clouds dispersed, His terrors shone,
And dropp'd in flakes of livid fire;
The waves, congeal'd, with horror fell
In hasty showers of ratthng hail.

The Lord from heaven in thunder spoke;
The Lord most terrible, most high.
Sent forth His mighty voice, and shook
The battlements of earth and sky;
His wrath in storms of hail He show'd.
As burning coals His judgments glow'd.

He launch'd the weapons of His war,
His arrows of vindictive flame;
His lightnings, with pernicious glare
And right inevitable aim.
Before the rolling thunder flew,
And all my blasted foes o'erthrew.

The watery stores discover'd were,
Broke open by His chiding breath;
It laid the world's foundations bare,
And show'd the mighty springs beneath
The deep at Thy rebuke was seen,
The centre let Thine earthquake in.

He sent His warrant from above,
And claim'd, and seized my soul for His;
He drew me by the cords of love,
Implunged in sin's profound abyss;
Redeem'd me from the tempter's power,
Nor let my stronger foes devour,

They caught me in my evil day,
On every side they kept me in;
But God was my defence and stay,
He pluck'd me from the straits of sin,
Brought forth into a wealthy place.
And freely saved me by His grace.