Psalms 18:12
10 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
- KJV
- At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
- WEB
- At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
- ASV
- At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
- DARBY
- From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.
- BLB
- From the brightness before Him His thick clouds passed on, hail and coals of fire.
- ÅB
- Fram av glansen foran ham kom skyer fram;
hagl og glødende kull. - OTB
- Fra glansen foran ham passerte hans tykke skyer,
Hagl og ildkull. - B1930
- Frem av glansen foran ham fór hans skyer frem, hagl og gloende kull.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 10:11
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
Read in contextRevelation 16:21
And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
Read in contextMatthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Read in contextExodus 9:23–24
So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
Read in contextMatthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:13–15
From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
Read in contextPsalms 104:2
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:4–5
His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
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