Psalms 18:12
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited 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.
Compare
- 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
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Read in contextRevelation 16:21
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Read in contextMatthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Read in contextExodus 9:23–24
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
Read in contextMatthew 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:13–15
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
Read in contextPsalms 104:2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:4–5
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
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