Psalms 18:13

Psalms 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Context of Psalms 18:13

11He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire. And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire. 14And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them. 15And 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.

Psalms 18:13 word by word

וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• hailבָּרָדbârâd · hailH1259
• coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Psalms 18:13

• Psalms 78:48And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.
• Psalms 104:7At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
• Exodus 20:18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw [it], they trembled, and stood afar off,
• 1 Samuel 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines advanced to battle against Israel. And Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were routed before Israel.
• Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
• John 12:29The crowd therefore, which stood [there] and heard [it], said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him.
• Revelation 4:5And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
• Revelation 8:5And the angel took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast [it] on the earth: and there were voices, and thunders and lightnings, and an earthquake.
• Revelation 19:6And I heard as a voice of a great crowd, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah, for [the] Lord our God the Almighty has taken to himself kingly power.
• Psalms 29:3The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth, — Jehovah upon great waters.
• Ezekiel 10:5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
• Psalms 140:10Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again.
• Deuteronomy 32:24They shall be consumed with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, And with poisonous pestilence; And the teeth of beasts will I send against them, With the poison of what crawleth in the dust.
• Habakkuk 3:5Before him went the pestilence, And a burning flame went forth at his feet.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice - And then followed the hail and coals of fire. The former verse mentioned the lightning, with its effects; this gives us the report of the thunder, and the increasing storm of hail and fire that attended it. Some think the words hail-stones and coals of fire are entered here by some careless transcribers from the preceding verse; and it is true that they are wanting in the Septuagint…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The Lord also thundered in the heavens - Thunder is often in the Scriptures described as the voice of God. See the magnificent description in Psalm 29:1-11; compare Job 40:9, “Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?” So 1 Samuel 7:10; 1 Samuel 12:18; Psalm 77:18; Job 37:4. And the Highest gave his voice - God, the most exalted Being in the universe, uttered his voice in the thunder; or, the thunder was his voice. Hail-stones, and coals of fire…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-15The psalmist describes the Lord coming down from heaven to earth. This moment includes powerful signs such as earthquakes, fire, smoke, darkness, and rain. All creation trembles when God appears. The psalm shows God as the Divine Warrior (a title that describes God fighting for his people, see Psalm 97:2–5) and as the Judge who rules with justice (see 50:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. The storm breaks forth--thunder follows lightning, and hail with repeated lightning, as often seen, like balls or coals of fire, succeed (Ex 9:23).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