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Psalm 18:7-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 18:7-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 In my distress I called out: Lord!
I cried out to my God.(A)
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry to him reached his ears.
8 [a]The earth rocked and shook;
the foundations of the mountains trembled;
they shook as his wrath flared up.(B)
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils,
a devouring fire from his mouth;
it kindled coals into flame.
10 He parted the heavens and came down,
a dark cloud under his feet.(C)
11 Mounted on a cherub[b] he flew,
borne along on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his cloak around him;
his canopy, water-darkened stormclouds.
13 From the gleam before him, his clouds passed,
hail and coals of fire.(D)
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High made his voice resound.(E)
15 He let fly his arrows[c] and scattered them;
shot his lightning bolts and dispersed them.(F)
Footnotes
- 18:8–16 God appears in the storm, which in Palestine comes from the west. The introduction to the theophany (Ps 18:8–9) is probably a description of a violent, hot, and dry east-wind storm. In the fall transition period from the rainless summer to the rainy winter such storms regularly precede the rains, cf. Ex 14:21–22.
- 18:11 Cherub: a winged creature, derived from myth, in the service of the deity (Gn 3:24; Ex 25:18–20; 37:6–9). Cherubim were the throne bearers of the deity (Ps 80:2; 99:1; 1 Kgs 6:23–28; 8:6–8).
- 18:15 Arrows: lightning.
Psalm 18:7-15
New International Version
Psalm 18:7-15
New International Version
7 The earth trembled(A) and quaked,(B)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(C)
they trembled because he was angry.(D)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(E)
consuming fire(F) came from his mouth,
burning coals(G) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(H)
dark clouds(I) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(J) and flew;
he soared(K) on the wings of the wind.(L)
11 He made darkness his covering,(M) his canopy(N) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(O) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(P) and bolts of lightning.(Q)
13 The Lord thundered(R) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(S) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(T) he routed them.(U)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(V) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(W) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(X)
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
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