Psalms 18:13

13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice [with] hail and coals of fire.

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; all about him his covering [was] a darkness of waters, {thick clouds}.

12 From the brightness before him his clouds passed over [with] hail and coals of fire.

13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice [with] hail and coals of fire.

14 And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.

15 Then the channels of [the] sea became visible, and [the] foundations of [the] world were uncovered by your rebuke, O Yahweh, by the {blast} of the wind of your nose.