Psalm 18:12-14

The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress

12 Out of the brightness before him
c hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.

13 The Lord also d thundered in the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his e voice,
hailstones and coals of fire.
14 And he sent out his f arrows and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings and g routed them.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 148:8
    Fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
    Joshua 10:11
    And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
  2. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:10
    The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the power of his anointed.
    1 Samuel 7:10
    As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were routed before Israel.
    Job 37:4
    After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:30
    And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones.
    Psalms 29:3 - 9
    The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 7:13
    He has prepared for him his deadly weapons, mak...
    Psalms 64:7
    But God shoots his arrow at them; they are woun...
    Psalms 77:17
    The clouds poured out water; the skies gave for...
    Psalms 144:6
    Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; sen...
    Deuteronomy 32:23
    'And I will heap disasters upon them; I will sp...
    Deuteronomy 32:42
    I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my ...
    Habakkuk 3:11
    The sun and moon stood still in their place at ...
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 14:24
    And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic.
    Joshua 10:10
    And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
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