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Psalm 18:7-15
The Message
Psalm 18:7-15
The Message
7-15 Earth wobbles and lurches;
huge mountains shake like leaves,
Quake like aspen leaves
because of his rage.
His nostrils flare, bellowing smoke;
his mouth spits fire.
Tongues of fire dart in and out;
he lowers the sky.
He steps down;
under his feet an abyss opens up.
He’s riding a winged creature,
swift on wind-wings.
Now he’s wrapped himself
in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness.
But his cloud-brightness bursts through,
spraying hailstones and fireballs.
Then God thundered out of heaven;
the High God gave a great shout,
spraying hailstones and fireballs.
God shoots his arrows—pandemonium!
He hurls his lightnings—a rout!
The secret sources of ocean are exposed,
the hidden depths of earth lie uncovered
The moment you roar in protest,
let loose your hurricane anger.
Psalm 18:7-15
New International Version
Psalm 18:7-15
New International Version
7 The earth trembled(A) and quaked,(B)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(C)
they trembled because he was angry.(D)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(E)
consuming fire(F) came from his mouth,
burning coals(G) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(H)
dark clouds(I) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(J) and flew;
he soared(K) on the wings of the wind.(L)
11 He made darkness his covering,(M) his canopy(N) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(O) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(P) and bolts of lightning.(Q)
13 The Lord thundered(R) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(S) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(T) he routed them.(U)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(V) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(W) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(X)
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
Psalm 18:7-15
The Message
Psalm 18:7-15
The Message
7-15 Earth wobbles and lurches;
huge mountains shake like leaves,
Quake like aspen leaves
because of his rage.
His nostrils flare, bellowing smoke;
his mouth spits fire.
Tongues of fire dart in and out;
he lowers the sky.
He steps down;
under his feet an abyss opens up.
He’s riding a winged creature,
swift on wind-wings.
Now he’s wrapped himself
in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness.
But his cloud-brightness bursts through,
spraying hailstones and fireballs.
Then God thundered out of heaven;
the High God gave a great shout,
spraying hailstones and fireballs.
God shoots his arrows—pandemonium!
He hurls his lightnings—a rout!
The secret sources of ocean are exposed,
the hidden depths of earth lie uncovered
The moment you roar in protest,
let loose your hurricane anger.
Psalm 18:7-9
New International Version
Psalm 18:7-9
New International Version
7 The earth trembled(A) and quaked,(B)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(C)
they trembled because he was angry.(D)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(E)
consuming fire(F) came from his mouth,
burning coals(G) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(H)
dark clouds(I) were under his feet.
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