Psalm 18:13 “The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—…”

Psalm 18:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

World English Bible

The LORD also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.

American Standard Version

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lord also thundred in the heauen, and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and coales of fire.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.

Young's Literal Translation

And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

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Cross references

“thundered”

Psalm 104:7 1 Samuel 7:10 Psalm 78:48 Exodus 20:18 Job 40:9 John 12:29

Psalm 104:7 · BSB

At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

1 Samuel 7:10 · BSB

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Isr…

Psalm 78:48 · BSB

He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

Exodus 20:18 · BSB

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Job 40:9 · BSB

Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

John 12:29 · BSB

The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

“Highest”

Ezekiel 10:5 Psalm 29:3 Psalm 29:4

Ezekiel 10:5 · BSB

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

Psalm 29:3 · BSB

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

Psalm 29:4 · BSB

The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.

“coals”

Psalm 140:10 Deuteronomy 32:24 Habakkuk 3:5 Psalm 120:3 Psalm 120:4

Psalm 140:10 · BSB

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

Deuteronomy 32:24 · BSB

They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.

Habakkuk 3:5 · BSB

Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.

Psalm 120:3 · BSB

What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

Psalm 120:4 · BSB

Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

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

In context

12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.

14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

Read Psalm 18