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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.
He scattered his enemies with his arrows— the lightning bolts that threw them into confusion.
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 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
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord . He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:
I love you, Lord ; you are my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. 3 I called on the Lord , who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. 4 The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me. 5 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. 6 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord ; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. 7 Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger. 8 Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. 9 He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. 10 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring 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 my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year."
The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.
He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground.
Then one of them said, "I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!" Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!"
"No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God.
then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.
"Let's go across to the outpost of those pagans," Jonathan said to his armor bearer. "Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord . He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!"
"Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!" "No, my lord!" she cried. "O man of God, don't deceive me and get my hopes up like that."
"God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.
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?
