Psalms 18:13

13 The Lord thundered from^[a] heaven; the Most High projected His voice.

Psalms 18:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:13

The Lord also thundered in the heavens
By his apostles and ministers, some of which were Boanergeses, sons of thunder, whose ministry was useful to shake the consciences of men, and bring them to a sense of themselves, ( Mark 3:17 ) ;

and the Highest gave his voice;
the same with thunder; for thunder is often called the voice of the Lord, ( Job 37:5 ) ( 40:9 ) ( Psalms 29:3-9 ) ; compare with this ( Psalms 68:11 ) ; the Targum interprets it, "he lifted up his word"; the same effects as before follow,

hail [stones] and coals of fire; (See Gill on Psalms 18:12).

Psalms 18:13 In-Context

11 He made darkness His hiding place, dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

12 From the radiance of His presence, His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice.

14 He shot His arrows and scattered them; He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

15 The depths of the sea became visible, the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, Lord, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Footnotes

• [a]. Some Hb mss, LXX, Tg, Jer; other Hb mss read in
• [b]. Other Hb mss read voice, with hail and fiery coals