Psalms 77:17
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
Psalms 77:17 in other translations
| BSB | The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. |
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| WEB | The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows also flashed around. |
| ASV | The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad. |
| YLT | Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also--Thine arrows go up and down. |
| DARBY | The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad: |
| BBE | The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide. |
| Webster | The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thy arrows also went abroad. |
What does Psalms 77:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 77:14-20
14-20. Illustrations of God's power in His special interventions for His people (Ex 14:1-31), and, in the more common, but sublime, control of nature (Psa 22:11-14; Ha 3:14) which may have attended those miraculous events (Ex 14:24).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 77:11-20
The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought…
Psalms 77:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 77:17
- Psalms 18:14
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
- 2 Samuel 22:15
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
- Judges 5:4
Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
- Psalms 144:6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
- Psalms 68:8-9
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
- Psalms 68:33
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
- Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
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Context
- Psalms 77:16
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
- Psalms 77:17
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
- Psalms 77:18
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 77:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las nubes echaron inundaciones de aguas; tronaron los cielos, y discurrieron tus rayos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les eaux t’ont vu, ô Dieu! les eaux t’ont vu, elles ont tremblé; les abîmes aussi se sont émus. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Wolken ergossen Wasser; das Gewölk ließ eine Stimme erschallen, und deine Pfeile fuhren hin und her. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et apposuerunt adhuc peccare ei; in iram excitaverunt Excelsum in inaquoso. |