Psalms 18:12
Hailstones and flashes of lightning were around him; hail and burning coals fell from the sky.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
In Context
11Darkness was all around him like a blanket [MET]; dark clouds, full of moisture, covered him [MET].
Cross References
Exodus 19:9Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “ Listen carefully: I am going to appear to you from inside a thick cloud. When I am speaking to you, the people will hear it, and they will always trust in you.” Then Moses/I went down the mountain and reported to the people what Yahweh said. Then he/I went back up the mountain and told Yahweh what the people replied.
2 Samuel 22:13Out of the lightning in front of you fire from burning coals flamed.
Psalms 104:2You created/caused light to be like your robe [MET]. You spread out the sky like a man sets up a tent.
Habakkuk 3:4His glory was like [SIM] a sunrise; rays flashed from his hands where he hides his power.
Matthew 17:5While Peter was speaking, a bright cloud appeared and covered them. They heard God speaking about Jesus from inside the cloud. He said to them, “This is my Son. I love him. He pleases me very much. So you must listen to him!”
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 →