At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
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At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
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Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
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At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 22:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 22:9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain By this description of a tempest he declareth the…
By this description of a tempest he declareth the power of God against his enemies.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For all his judgments were before me: and as…
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. See Gill on Psa 18:22.
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sa2 22:24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. See Gill on Psa 18:23.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Kindled. The words abju abru seem to be wanting…
Kindled. The words abju abru seem to be wanting here, as they are found in Syriac, Arabic and the Psalm. Kennicott would render this most striking image, "at the brightness of his presence his clouds removed; They kindled into colas of fire," &c. (Diss. i.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. Through the brightness, &c.] Out of the brightness,…
13. Through the brightness, &c.] Out of the brightness, &c. The lightning flashes which now burst through the dense cloud, are as it were rays of the “unapproachable light” in which He dwells. The text of Psa_18:12 is fuller and probably more correct: “Out of the brightness before him there passed through his clouds hailstones and coals of fire.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) Through the brightness.—Rather, Out of the brightness. The…
(13) Through the brightness.—Rather, Out of the brightness. The psalm (with the same correction) is more full, and perhaps the more exact representation of the original: “Out of the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.”
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David's song to Yahweh continues. He uses parallelism to emphasize what he is saying. (See: Parallelism)
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From the lightning before him ... lightning bolts and dispersed them
David continues describing Yahweh, whom he compares to a storm, coming to save him from his enemies. This emphasizes God's power and anger towards David's enemies. (See: Metaphor)
From the lightning before him coals of fire fell
Possible meanings are 1) "Out of his bright light he sent burning coals" or 2) "From his brightness he sent lightning"
The Most High shouted. He shot arrows
David describes Yahweh doing these actions a person would do. (See: Personification)
He shot arrows ... lightning bolts
David compares the lightning from Yahweh's storm to arrows that a soldier would use. (See: Metaphor)
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bow and arrow
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