Psalms 77:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 77:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 5:4O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:15He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
  3. Psalms 18:14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
  4. Psalms 68:8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
  5. Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
  6. Psalms 114:3The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
  7. Psalms 144:6Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.
  8. Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
  9. Habakkuk 3:11Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

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