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13 Then the Lord thundered in the heavens.
The Most High raised his voice with hail and coals of fire.[a]
14 Then he shot his arrows and scattered the enemy.
He shot great lightning bolts and routed them.
15 Then the sources of water[b] were revealed,
and the foundations of the world were uncovered
    by your rebuke, O Lord,
    by the breath of wind from your nostrils.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 The Greek text does not include hail and coals of fire in this verse. It may be an accidental repetition from the preceding verse. The parallel in 2 Samuel 22:14 does not have this repetition.
  2. Psalm 18:15 Sources of the sea is the reading in the parallel text in 2 Samuel 22:16.

13 The Lord thundered(A) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(B) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(C) he routed them.(D)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations(E) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(F) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(G)

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  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning