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Psalms 77:17
17The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
Psalms 77:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; your arrows flashed on every side.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound; Your arrows also flashed about.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The clouds poured down rain; the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed.
Context of Psalms 77:17
15With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. 16The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed. The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth. 18Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. 19Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
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זֹ֤רְמוּ מַ֨יִם׀ עָב֗וֹת ק֭וֹל נָתְנ֣וּ שְׁחָקִ֑ים אַף־חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 77:17
- Psalms 68:8the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 18:14He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
- Psalms 144:6Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.
- 2 Samuel 22:15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
- Habakkuk 3:11Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The clouds poured out water - It appears from this that there was a violent tempest at the time of the passage of the Red Sea. There was a violent storm of thunder, lightning, and rain. These three things are distinctly marked here. "The skies sent out a sound:" the Thunder. "Thine arrows went abroad:" the Lightning. "The clouds poured out water:" the Rain. In the next verse we have, 4. An Earthquake: "The earth trembled and shook," Psalm 77:18.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The clouds poured out water - Margin, “The clouds were poured forth with water.” The translation in the text is the more correct. This is a description of a storm; but to what particular storm in history does not appear. It was evidently some exhibition of the divine greatness and power in delivering the children of Israel, and may have referred to the extraordinary manifestation of God at Mount Sinai, amidst lightnings, and thunders, and tempests. Exodus…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The psalmist laments that God has turned away from him, even though he feels innocent. He reflects on his situation (Psalm 77:3, 6, 12) and finds hope (see 25:5) in remembering God's past actions (77:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2014-20. Illustrations of God's power in His special interventions for His people (Ex 14:1-31), and, in the more common, but sublime, control of nature (Psa 22:11-14; Ha 3:14) which may have attended those miraculous events (Ex 14:24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 77
- 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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