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Psalms 18:14

God's power and sovereignty

12 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.

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.

16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

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BSB
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
KJV
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
WEB
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. He routed them with great lightning bolts.
ASV
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
DARBY
And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
BLB
And He sent out His arrows and scattered them, and He hurled lightning and routed them.
ÅB
Og han sendte pilene sine ut
og spredte fiendene omkring -
mange lyn forvirret dem.
OTB
Han sendte ut sine piler og spredte dem,
Og rikelige lynblink, og forvirret dem.
B1930
Og han utsendte sine piler og spredte dem omkring - lyn i mengde og forvirret dem. / < fiendene.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 144:6

    Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.

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  • Habakkuk 3:11

    Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

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  • Numbers 24:8

    God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.

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  • Job 6:4

    For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

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  • Joshua 10:10

    And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:23

    I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.

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  • Psalms 77:17

    The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

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  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

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