Psalms 77:17

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.poured…: Heb. were poured forth with water

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Thick clouds have poured out waters, || The skies have given forth a noise, || Also—Your arrows go up and down.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC76:18

Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass:

GNV

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

JPS77:18

The clouds flooded forth waters; the skies sent out a sound; Thine arrows also went abroad.

LXXE76:18

There was an abundant sound of waters: the clouds uttered a voice; for thine arrows went abroad.

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WLC77:18

זֹ֤רְמוּ מַ֨יִם ׀ עָב֗וֹת ק֭וֹל נָתְנ֣וּ שְׁחָקִ֑ים אַף־חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃KJV:Ps.77.17We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

LXX-Br76:18

Πλῆθος ἤχους ὑδάτων, φωνὴν ἔδωκαν αἱ νεφέλαι· καὶ γὰρ τὰ βέλη σου διαπορεύονται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 18:14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
• 2 Samuel 22:15He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
• Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
• Psalms 68:8–9the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
• Judges 5:4O 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.
• Psalms 144:6Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.
• Habakkuk 3:11Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

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