33 to him who rides(A) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders(B) with mighty voice.(C)
34 Proclaim the power(D) of God,
    whose majesty(E) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(F) in your sanctuary;(G)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength(H) to his people.(I)

Praise be to God!(J)

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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)

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  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

He parted the heavens and came down;(A)
    dark clouds(B) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(C) and flew;
    he soared(D) on the wings of the wind.(E)
11 He made darkness his covering,(F) his canopy(G) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(H) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(I) and bolts of lightning.(J)
13 The Lord thundered(K) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(L) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(M) he routed them.(N)

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  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

From Zion,(A) perfect in beauty,(B)
    God shines forth.(C)
Our God comes(D)
    and will not be silent;(E)
a fire devours(F) before him,(G)
    and around him a tempest(H) rages.

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48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,
    their livestock(A) to bolts of lightning.
49 He unleashed against them his hot anger,(B)
    his wrath, indignation and hostility—
    a band of destroying angels.(C)

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His lightning(A) lights up the world;
    the earth(B) sees and trembles.(C)

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Fire(A) goes before(B) him
    and consumes(C) his foes on every side.
His lightning(D) lights up the world;
    the earth(E) sees and trembles.(F)
The mountains melt(G) like wax(H) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.(I)
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(J)
    and all peoples see his glory.(K)

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32 He turned their rain into hail,(A)
    with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines(B) and fig trees(C)
    and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,(D) and the locusts came,(E)
    grasshoppers(F) without number;(G)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.

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Part your heavens,(A) Lord, and come down;(B)
    touch the mountains, so that they smoke.(C)
Send forth lightning(D) and scatter(E) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows(F) and rout them.

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This is what the Lord says to me:

“As a lion(A) growls,
    a great lion over its prey—
and though a whole band of shepherds(B)
    is called together against it,
it is not frightened by their shouts
    or disturbed by their clamor(C)
so the Lord Almighty will come down(D)
    to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
Like birds hovering(E) overhead,
    the Lord Almighty will shield(F) Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver(G) it,
    he will ‘pass over’(H) it and will rescue it.”

Return,(I) you Israelites, to the One you have so greatly revolted(J) against. For in that day(K) every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold(L) your sinful hands have made.(M)

“Assyria(N) will fall by no human sword;
    a sword, not of mortals, will devour(O) them.
They will flee before the sword
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.(P)
Their stronghold(Q) will fall because of terror;
    at the sight of the battle standard(R) their commanders will panic,(S)
declares the Lord,
    whose fire(T) is in Zion,
    whose furnace(U) is in Jerusalem.

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15 See, the Lord is coming with fire,(A)
    and his chariots(B) are like a whirlwind;(C)
he will bring down his anger with fury,
    and his rebuke(D) with flames of fire.
16 For with fire(E) and with his sword(F)
    the Lord will execute judgment(G) on all people,
    and many will be those slain(H) by the Lord.

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At the uproar of your army,(A) the peoples flee;(B)
    when you rise up,(C) the nations scatter.

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12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(E) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(F) with the rain(G)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(H)

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15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(A)
    and stretched(B) out the heavens by his understanding.(C)
16 When he thunders,(D) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain(E)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(F)

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10     those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(A)
The Most High will thunder(B) from heaven;
    the Lord will judge(C) the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength(D) to his king
    and exalt the horn(E) of his anointed.”

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10 While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered(A) with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic(B) that they were routed before the Israelites.

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“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](A)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(B)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(C) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.

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  1. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  2. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(A) In front of the throne, seven lamps(B) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a](C) of God.

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  1. Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(A) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(B) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(C)

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19 Then God’s temple(A) in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant.(B) And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder,(C) an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.(D)

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18 The nations were angry,(A)
    and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,(B)
    and for rewarding your servants the prophets(C)
and your people who revere your name,
    both great and small(D)
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then God’s temple(E) in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant.(F) And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder,(G) an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.(H)

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18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(A) and a severe earthquake.(B) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(C) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(D) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(E) Babylon the Great(F) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(G)

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21 From the sky huge hailstones,(A) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(B) on account of the plague of hail,(C) because the plague was so terrible.

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  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms

15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(A) with which to strike down(B) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](C) He treads the winepress(D) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(A) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(B) is called Faithful and True.(C) With justice he judges and wages war.(D) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(E) and on his head are many crowns.(F) He has a name written on him(G) that no one knows but he himself.(H) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(I) and his name is the Word of God.(J) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(K) white(L) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(M) with which to strike down(N) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](O) He treads the winepress(P) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(Q)

king of kings and lord of lords.(R)

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

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