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Psalms 18:14
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He shot his arrows and scattered them;he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, lightnings manifold, and routed them.
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.
He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies. His many bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.
He sent out His arrows and scattered them; And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].
He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, lightnings manifold, and routed them.
Then hee sent out his arrowes and scattred them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them.
He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,And lightning flashes in abundance, and threw them into confusion.
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
You scattered your enemies with arrows of lightning.
" Adonai also thundered in heaven, Ha‘Elyon sounded his voice — hailstones and fiery coals.
And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
Yea, he sent out his arrows and scattered them; and he multiplied his lightnings and confused them.
He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; with flashes of lightning he sent them running.
And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.
Yea, He sent out His arrows and scattered them; and He shot out lightnings and confounded them.
He sent out his arowes & scatred the, he cast sore lighteninges, & destroyed the.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.
Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
He shot out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth much lyghtnynges, and destroyed them.
And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
And the Lord thundrid fro heuene; and the hiyeste yaf his vois, hail and the coolis of fier `camen doun.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.
He sent out His arrows and divided them. He threw down lightning and sent them running.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them, yea, lightnings, he shot out, and confused them.
(17-15) And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.
He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
Contextual Overview
To the director: A song of David, the Lord 's servant. He sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
I love you, Lord ! You are my strength. 2 The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety. He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. He is my shield; by his power I am saved. He is my hiding place high in the hills. 3 I called to the Lord for help, and he saved me from my enemies! He is worthy of my praise! 4 Death had its ropes wrapped around me. A deadly flood was carrying me away. 5 The ropes of the grave wrapped around me. Death set its trap right there in front of me. 6 In my trouble I called to the Lord . Yes, I cried out to my God for help. There in his temple he heard my voice. He heard my cry for help. 7 The earth shook and shivered. The foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook because he was angry. 8 Smoke came from his nose. Burning flames came from his mouth. Red-hot coals fell from him. 9 He tore open the sky and came down! He stood on a thick, dark cloud. 10 He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel racing on the wings of the wind.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Yea: Psalms 21:12, Psalms 77:17, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, Joshua 10:10, Job 6:4, Isaiah 30:30, Habakkuk 3:11
he shot: Psalms 144:6, Job 38:35, Job 40:9-12, Zechariah 9:14, Zechariah 9:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:24 - looked unto Numbers 21:30 - have shot 1 Samuel 2:10 - he thunder 2 Samuel 22:15 - arrows 2 Kings 19:7 - a blast Psalms 64:7 - God Psalms 140:10 - burning coals Jeremiah 46:15 - the Lord Ezekiel 13:11 - there shall Daniel 5:9 - greatly Revelation 4:5 - proceeded
Cross-References
But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year."
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the hottest part of the day, and Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent.
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.
Then one of them said, "I will come again in the spring. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening in the tent and heard these things.
But the Lord said to Moses, "Don't limit my power! You will see that I can do what I say I can do."
Don't be afraid of them, because the Lord your God is with you. He is a great and awesome God.
Then the Lord your God will be kind to you. The Lord your God will make you free again! He will bring you back from the nations where he sent you.
Jonathan said to his young helper who carried his weapons, "Come on, let's go to the camp of those foreigners. Maybe the Lord will use us to defeat them. Nothing can stop the Lord —it doesn't matter if we have many soldiers or just a few soldiers."
Elisha said, "About this time next spring, you will be holding your own baby boy in your arms." The woman said, "No, sir! Man of God, don't lie to me!"
"God is very powerful, but he does not hate people. He is very powerful, but he is also very wise.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Yea, he sent out his arrows,.... By which thunderbolts, cracks of thunder, and flashes of lightning, seem to be meant; see
Psalms 77:17; comparable to arrows shot, and sent out of a bow; and may denote, either the doctrines of the Gospel, which were sharp in the hearts of Christ's enemies, and are either the means of subduing them to him, or of destroying them, being the savour of death unto death; or however, like arrows, give great pain and uneasiness where they stick, and grievously distress and torment; as does the fire which comes out of the mouth of the two witnesses, Revelation 11:5. The Targum is,
"he sent his word as arrows;''
or else the judgments of God are meant, as famine, pestilence, and the sword, which God sent unto, and spent upon the Jewish nation,
Deuteronomy 32:23;
and scattered them; among the nations of the world, where they have been dispersed ever since;
and he shot out lightnings; or "many lightnings", so the Targum:
and discomfited them; troubled, terrified, and distressed them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yea, he sent out his arrows - The word arrows here probably refers to the lightnings mentioned in the other clause of the verse. Those lightnings scattered around, and accomplishing such destruction, seemed to be arrows sent forth from the hand of God.
And scattered them - Herder refers this to the lightnings; DeWette, to the enemies of the psalmist. The latter seems to be the more correct interpretation, though the enemies of the psalmist are not here particularly specified. They seem, however, to have been in his eye throughout the psalm, for it was the victory achieved over them by the divine interposition that he was celebrating throughout the poem.
And he shot out lightnings - As arrows; or, as from a bow.
And discomfited them - literally, to impel, to drive; then, to put in commotion or consternation. The allusion is to an army whose order is disturbed, or which is thrown into confusion, and which is, therefore, easily conquered. The idea is that David achieved a victory over all his enemies, as if God had scattered them by a storm and tempest.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 18:14. He sent out his arrows - he shot out lightnings — I believe the latter clause to be an illustration of the former. He sent out his arrows-that is, he shot out lightnings; for lightnings are the arrows of the Lord, and there is something very like the arrowhead apparent in the zigzag lightning. Sense and sound are wonderfully combined in the Hebrew of this last clause: וברכים רב ויהמם uberakim rab vaihummem, "and thunderings he multiplied and confounded them." Who does not hear the bursting, brattling, and pounding of thunder in these words? See Delaney?
