Psalms 17:13

At the brightness that was before his sight, the clouds crossed by, with hail and coals of fire.

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In The King James Version

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

In Context

12And he set darkness as his hiding place, with his tabernacle all around him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.

14And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6let the enemy pursue my soul, and take hold of it, and trample my life into the earth, and drag down my glory into the dust. Pause

Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assur! He is the rod and the staff of my fury, and my indignation is in their hands.

Isaiah 13:5to those who are arriving from a far off land, from the heights of the heavens. It is the Lord and the instruments of his fury, so that he may bring ruin to all the earth.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:9-15

Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O Lord , disappoint him,… Read the whole commentary →

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