Psalms 18:15
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.
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.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
- WEB
- Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
- ASV
- Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
- DARBY
- And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
- BLB
- And the channels of the sea were seen. And the foundations of the world were uncovered, from Your rebuke, O YHWH, from the blast of the breath of Your nostril.
- ÅB
- Da kom vannstrømmer til syne,
og jordens grunnvoller ble avdekket ved din refs, Herre,
av pusten fra din nese. - OTB
- Da ble vannets kanaler sett,
Og verdens grunnvoller ble lagt bare
Ved din trussel, Herre,
Ved pusten fra dine nesebor. - B1930
- Da kom vannenes strømmer til syne, og jordens grunnvoller blev avdekket ved din trusel, Herre, for din neses åndepust.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 106:9
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
Read in contextExodus 15:8
At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
Read in contextJob 4:9
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
Read in contextPsalms 76:6
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.
Read in contextMicah 6:2
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
Read in context2 Samuel 22:16
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
Read in contextJoshua 3:13–16
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
Read in contextPsalms 104:5
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
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