KJV King James Version
At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
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Psalm 18:12
At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.
WEB World English Bible
At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
ASV American Standard Version
At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
Surrounding context — Psalm 18
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
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Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Revelation 16:21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.Exodus 9:23-24And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.Habakkuk 3:4-5And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power.Psalm 104:2Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:Psalm 97:3-4A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.2 Samuel 22:13-15Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
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