Psalms 77:17

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Free Bible Version

The clouds poured rain down; the skies crashed with thunder; your lightning flew like arrows.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Translation for Translators

Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered very loudly [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The clouds poured down water; the cloudy skies gave voice; your arrows flew about.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

In the Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD

¹⁶The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. ¹⁷The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. ¹⁸Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Summary

This verse from Psalms depicts the power and might of God as demonstrated through His control over nature. The imagery of thunder and lightning symbolizes God's authority and sovereignty over creation, instilling awe and reverence. It serves as a reminder of God's ability to intervene in human affairs and bring about change, offering hope and comfort in times of trouble. The verse encourages trust in God's strength and protection, emphasizing His presence in the midst of life's storms. Ultimately, it conveys the message that God is in control and can bring light and deliverance even in the darkest of circumstances.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

The clouds poured out water,.... This, with some other circumstances which follow, are not related by Moses in the history of this affair; but as they are here recorded by an inspired penman, there is no doubt to be made of the truth of them; besides Josephus (a) relates the same things; he says, that at the time when the Egyptians were drowned in the Red sea, rains descended from heaven, and there were terrible thunders, lightnings, and thunderbolts; this was when the Lord looked through the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, Exo 14:24, the skies sent out a sound; or the airy clouds, the lighter ones, and which were higher in the heavens, as the others before mentioned were thick clouds, full of water, and hung lower; these were thunderclouds, and thunder is the sound which they sent forth, as in the following verse: thine arrows also went abroad: that is, lightnings, as in Psa 18:14, so Aben Ezra; but Kimchi interprets them of hailstones. (a) Antiqu. l. 2. c. 16. sect. 3.

Psalms 77:17

In the Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Free Bible Version

The clouds poured rain down; the skies crashed with thunder; your lightning flew like arrows.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Translation for Translators

Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered very loudly [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The clouds poured down water; the cloudy skies gave voice; your arrows flew about.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

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