KJV King James Version
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
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Psalm 18:14
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
WEB World English Bible
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.
ASV American Standard Version
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.
Surrounding context — Psalm 18
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.
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
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Psalm 144:6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.Habakkuk 3:11The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, [and] at the shining of thy glittering spear.Psalm 77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.Joshua 10:10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.Deuteronomy 32:42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; [and that] with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.Numbers 24:8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.Job 40:9-12Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?Zechariah 9:14-15And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.Psalm 21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.Job 38:35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]?
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