Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 18:8
8Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.
Psalms 18:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
- New International Version (NIV)Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
Context of Psalms 18:8
6I called to the Lord in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. 7Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook because he burned with anger. Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it. 9He bent the heavens and came down, total darkness beneath his feet. 10He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
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עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן׀ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 18:8
- Psalms 11:6Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.
- Psalms 21:9You will make them burn like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord will engulf them in his wrath, and fire will devour them.
- Psalms 74:1Why have you rejected us forever, God? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
- Psalms 104:32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.
- Psalms 144:5Lord, part your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
- Genesis 19:28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw that smoke was going up from the land like the smoke of a furnace.
- Leviticus 10:2Then fire came from the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
- Numbers 11:1Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, his anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
- Numbers 16:35Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.
- Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will not be willing to forgive him. Instead, his anger and jealousy will burn against that person, and every curse written in this scroll will descend on him. The Lord will blot out his name under heaven,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8when he takes vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from his presence. Thousands upon thousands served him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
- Amos 4:11I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick snatched from a fire, yet you did not return to me — This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence — the world and all who live in it.
- Revelation 11:5If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils - Or, 'There ascended into his nostrils a smoke,' as the words, literally rendered, signify. The ancients placed the seat of anger in the nose, or nostrils; because when the passions are warm and violent, it discovers itself by the heated vehement breath which proceeds from them. Hence the physiognomists considered open wide nostrils as a sign of an angry, fiery disposition. "This description of a smoke arising…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils - Margin, “by his;” that is, as it is understood in the margin, the smoke seemed to be produced “by” his nostrils, or to be caused by his breathing. The comparison, according to Rosenmuller and DeWette, is derived from wild beasts when excited with anger, and when their rage is indicated by their violent breathing. Compare Psalm 74:1; Deuteronomy 29:20; Isaiah 65:5. And fire out of his mouth devoured - That is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8His nostrils … His mouth: The psalmist compares God to an angry person or a fierce creature (see Job 41:12–22). The frightening images of smoke, flames, and glowing coals show God’s anger against sin.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. God's coming described in figures drawn from His appearance on Sinai (compare De 32:22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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