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13 When he speaks in the thunder,
    the heavens roar with rain.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
    He sends the lightning with the rain
    and releases the wind from his storehouses.

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13 When he thunders,(A) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(B) with the rain(C)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(D)

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He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth.
    He sends the lightning with the rain
    and releases the wind from his storehouses.

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He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain(A)
    and brings out the wind(B) from his storehouses.(C)

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22 “Have you visited the storehouses of the snow
    or seen the storehouses of hail?

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22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow(A)
    or seen the storehouses(B) of the hail,(C)

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13 The Lord thundered from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded
    amid the hail and burning coals.

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13 The Lord thundered(A) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]

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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

34 “Can you shout to the clouds
    and make it rain?
35 Can you make lightning appear
    and cause it to strike as you direct?

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34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?(A)
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?(B)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

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He covers the heavens with clouds,
    provides rain for the earth,
    and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.

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He covers the sky with clouds;(A)
    he supplies the earth with rain(B)
    and makes grass grow(C) on the hills.

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17 They have ears but cannot hear,
    and mouths but cannot breathe.

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17 They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath(A) in their mouths.

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33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
    his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

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33 to him who rides(A) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders(B) with mighty voice.(C)

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The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.
    The God of glory thunders.
    The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars;
    the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf;
    he makes Mount Hermon[a] leap like a young wild ox.
The voice of the Lord strikes
    with bolts of lightning.
The voice of the Lord makes the barren wilderness quake;
    the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks[b]
    and strips the forests bare.
In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

10 The Lord rules over the floodwaters.
    The Lord reigns as king forever.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:6 Hebrew Sirion, another name for Mount Hermon.
  2. 29:9 Or causes the deer to writhe in labor.

The voice(A) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory(B) thunders,(C)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(D)
The voice of the Lord is powerful;(E)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(F)
He makes Lebanon leap(G) like a calf,
    Sirion[a](H) like a young wild ox.(I)
The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.(J)
The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(K)
The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[b](L)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(M)

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(N)
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
  2. Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth

25 “Who created a channel for the torrents of rain?
    Who laid out the path for the lightning?
26 Who makes the rain fall on barren land,
    in a desert where no one lives?
27 Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground
    and make the tender grass spring up?

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25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
    and a path for the thunderstorm,(A)
26 to water(B) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,(C)
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
    and make it sprout with grass?(D)

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Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
    as it rolls from his mouth.
It rolls across the heavens,
    and his lightning flashes in every direction.
Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
    the tremendous voice of his majesty.
    He does not restrain it when he speaks.
God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
    We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

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Listen!(A) Listen to the roar of his voice,(B)
    to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(C)
He unleashes his lightning(D) beneath the whole heaven
    and sends it to the ends of the earth.(E)
After that comes the sound of his roar;
    he thunders(F) with his majestic voice.(G)
When his voice resounds,
    he holds nothing back.
God’s voice thunders(H) in marvelous ways;(I)
    he does great things beyond our understanding.(J)

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27 He draws up the water vapor
    and then distills it into rain.
28 The rain pours down from the clouds,
    and everyone benefits.
29 Who can understand the spreading of the clouds
    and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
30 See how he spreads the lightning around him
    and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
31 By these mighty acts he nourishes[a] the people,
    giving them food in abundance.
32 He fills his hands with lightning bolts
    and hurls each at its target.
33 The thunder announces his presence;
    the storm announces his indignant anger.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 36:31 Or he governs.
  2. 36:33 Or even the cattle know when a storm is coming. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

27 “He draws up the drops of water,(A)
    which distill as rain to the streams[a];(B)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers(C) fall on mankind.(D)
29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
    how he thunders(E) from his pavilion?(F)
30 See how he scatters his lightning(G) about him,
    bathing the depths of the sea.(H)
31 This is the way he governs[b] the nations(I)
    and provides food(J) in abundance.(K)
32 He fills his hands with lightning
    and commands it to strike its mark.(L)
33 His thunder announces the coming storm;(M)
    even the cattle make known its approach.[c](N)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:27 Or distill from the mist as rain
  2. Job 36:31 Or nourishes
  3. Job 36:33 Or announces his coming— / the One zealous against evil

45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel. 46 Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt[a] and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:46 Hebrew He bound up his loins.

45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain(A) started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.(B) 46 The power(C) of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt,(D) he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

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