Psalm 144:6 “Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rou…”

Psalm 144:6

Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

World English Bible

Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

American Standard Version

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Cast forth the lightning and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and consume them.

Darby Translation

Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:

Young's Literal Translation

Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,

Bible in Basic English

With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.

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Cross references

“Cast forth”

2 Samuel 22:12–15 Psalm 18:13 Psalm 18:14 Psalm 77:17 Psalm 77:18

2 Samuel 22:12–15 · BSB

He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

Psalm 18:13 · BSB

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:14 · BSB

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

Psalm 77:17 · BSB

The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

Psalm 77:18 · BSB

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

“shoot out”

Deuteronomy 32:23 Deuteronomy 32:42 Psalm 21:12 Psalm 45:5 Psalm 7:12

Deuteronomy 32:23 · BSB

I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.

Deuteronomy 32:42 · BSB

I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Psalm 21:12 · BSB

For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

Psalm 45:5 · BSB

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

Psalm 7:12 · BSB

If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

7Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

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