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13 The Lord thundered from the sky;
    God Most High let his voice be heard.[a]
14 He scattered his enemies with his arrows—
    the lightning bolts that threw them into confusion.

15 Lord, you shouted your command,
    and a powerful wind began to blow.[b]
Then the bottom of the sea could be seen,
    and the earth’s foundations were uncovered.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 The ancient Greek version and some Hebrew copies add “with hailstones and bolts of lightning.”
  2. Psalm 18:15 and … blow Or “and a blast of breath came from your nose.”

13 The Lord thundered(A) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(B) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(C) he routed them.(D)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations(E) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(F) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning