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Psalms 18:13

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.

Psalms 18:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 18:13

Theological / Devotional

In the heavens. The preposition “in,” Heb. be, should here be translated “from,” according to a usage demonstrated in Ugaritic literature (see pp. 618, 619).

Gave his voice. The thunder represents the voice of God, as suggested in the parallel structure of the verse (see Ps. 29, especially v. 3; cf. Job 40:9).

Hail stones and coals of fire. Repeated from v. 12, as if, by repetition, to emphasize the awful impression.

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