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Psalms 18:13

God's power and sovereignty

11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

12 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.

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.

15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

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BSB
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
KJV
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
WEB
The LORD also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.
ASV
Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
DARBY
And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.
BLB
And YHWH thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice—hail and coals of fire.
ÅB
Og Herren tordnet i himmelen,
den Høyeste lot røsten sin høre,
hagl og glødende kull.
OTB
Herren tordnet også i himlene,
Og Den Høyeste hevet sin røst,
Hagl og ildkull.
B1930
Og Herren tordnet i himmelen, den Høieste lot sin røst høre, hagl og gloende kull.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 104:7

    At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

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  • 1 Samuel 7:10

    As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

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  • Psalms 140:10

    May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

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  • Psalms 29:3–4

    The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

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  • Revelation 8:5

    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

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  • Exodus 20:18

    When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

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  • Psalms 78:48

    He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

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  • Job 40:9

    Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

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