Psalm 77:17 “The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your a…”

Psalm 77:17

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

World English Bible

The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows also flashed around.

American Standard Version

The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad.

Geneva Bible 1599

The cloudes powred out water: the heauens gaue a sounde: yea, thine arrowes went abroade.

Darby Translation

The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad:

Young's Literal Translation

Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also — Thine arrows go up and down.

Bible in Basic English

The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“poured out like water”

Psalm 68:8 Psalm 68:9

Psalm 68:8 · BSB

the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Psalm 68:9 · BSB

You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

“thine”

Psalm 18:14 2 Samuel 22:15 Psalm 144:6 Habakkuk 3:11

Psalm 18:14 · BSB

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

2 Samuel 22:15 · BSB

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

Psalm 144:6 · BSB

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

Habakkuk 3:11 · BSB

Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

Also

Psalm 68:33 Judges 5:4

Psalm 68:33 · BSB

to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.

Judges 5:4 · BSB

O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.

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

In context

16The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Read Psalm 77