Psalm 18:12

12 De su radiante presencia brotaron nubes,granizos y carbones encendidos.

Psalm 18:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:12

At the brightness [that was] before him,
The lightning that came out of the thick clouds; which may denote, either the coming of Christ to take vengeance on the Jewish nation, which was swift and sudden, clear and manifest; or the spreading of the Gospel in the Gentile world, in which Christ, the brightness of his Father's glory, appeared to the illumination of many; see ( Matthew 24:27 ) ; and both may be intended, as the effects following show;

his thick clouds passed;
that is, passed away; the gross darkness, which had for so many years covered the Gentile world, was removed when God sent forth his light and truth; and multitudes, who were darkness itself, were made light in the Lord;

hail [stones] and coals of fire;
the same Gospel that was enlightening to the Gentiles, and the savour of life unto life unto them, was grievous, like hail stones, and tormenting, scorching, irritating, and provoking, like coals of fire, and the savour of death unto death, to the Jews; when God provoked them, by sending the Gospel among the Gentiles, and calling them: or these may design the heavy, awful, and consuming judgments of God upon them, which are sometimes signified by hail storms; see ( Revelation 8:7 ) ( 16:11 ) . In ( 2 Samuel 22:13 ) , it is only, "through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled".

Psalm 18:12 In-Context

10 Montando sobre un querubín, surcó los cielosy se remontó sobre las alas del viento.

11 Hizo de las tinieblas su escondite,de los oscuros y cargados nubarronesun pabellón que lo rodeaba.

12 De su radiante presencia brotaron nubes,granizos y carbones encendidos.

13 En el cielo, entre granizos y carbones encendidos,se oyó el trueno del SEÑOR,resonó la voz del Altísimo.

14 Lanzó sus flechas, sus grandes centellas;dispersó a mis enemigos y los puso en fuga.