Psalms 18:14
(18:15) And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 24:8God, who brought him forth out of Egypt, is to him like the heights of the reem; he will devour nations, his oppressors, and their bones will he break, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
Deuteronomy 32:42I will make my arrows drunken with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; from the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the crushed head of the enemy.
1 Samuel 2:10The Lord—his adversaries will be crushed; out of heaven will he thunder upon them: the Lord will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and lift up the horn of his anointed.
Job 37:4Behind it roareth the thunder; he thundereth with his majestic voice; and he holdeth them not back when his voice is heard.
Job 38:35Canst thou send out lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here are we?
Psalms 21:12(21:13) For thou wilt make them turn their back; upon thy bow-strings thou wilt make ready [thy arrows] against their face.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:2-20
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I will love thee, O Lord , my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my… Read the whole commentary →