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 pavilion around him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and destroyed them. 15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, 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

• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thunderedרָעַםrâ‛am · to thunderH7481
• heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• Highestעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Most HighH5945
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• hailבָּרָדbârâd · hailH1259
• coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Psalms 18:13

• Psalms 78:48He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot 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 lightnings, and the noise 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 the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and smote them; and they were smitten before Israel.
• Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
• John 12:29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spoke to him.
• Revelation 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were 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 with fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
• Revelation 19:6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
• Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
• Ezekiel 10:5And the sound of the cherubim’s wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?
• Psalms 140:10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not again.
• Deuteronomy 32:24They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
• Habakkuk 3:5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals 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