Psalms 18:13

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.

Ver. 13. The Lord also thundered in the heavens] Quasi pro classico, et auspicio proelii ineundi.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord also thundered in the heavens - Thunder is often in the Scriptures described as the voice of God. See the magnificent description in Ps...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave (i) his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire. (i) Thunders, lightnings and hail.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVIII. See p. 367 for the reasons which make it impossible to ascribe this Ps. to David. Even scholars who hold traditional views admit that he can...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "from" ( 1 Samuel 22:14 ). HIGHEST. Hebrew. Elyon. App-4.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Jehovah thundered. David here repeats the same thing in different words, declaring that God thundered from heaven; and he calls the thun...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then the earth shook, &c.— In this, and the eight following verses, David describes, by the sublimest expressions and grandest terms, the majes...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord also thundered in the heavens, &c.— The former verse mentioned the lightning, with its effects: this gives us the report of the thunde...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered ... and the Hi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Of all the Pss. this is the one which can be ascribed with greatest confidence to David. It is found, with some variations, in 2 Samuel 22 , and the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

His voice ] the thunder.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the heavens. — The version in Samuel is from the heavens,” which is better. For the thunder as God’s voice see Psalms 29:3 , and Note.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 18:1-50 THE description of the theophany ( Psalms 18:7-19 ) and that of the psalmist's God-won victories ( Psalms 18:32-46 ) appear to refe...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Wonderful Deliverance Psalms 18:1-26 There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1-51 . Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 18:2 and Psalms 18...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is one of the most majestic and beautiful of the worship psalms. It is at once a perfect pattern of praise and therefore a great revelation of t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is here not (for I do not presume to decide) an allusion to the descent of the Holy Ghost, after the return of Jesus to glory? And may we not without...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord also thundered in the heavens ,.... By his apostles and ministers, some of which were Boanergeses, sons of thunder, whose ministry was usef...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord also thundered , &c. The preceding verse mentioned the lightning with its effects; this gives us the report of the thunder, and the inc...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. To the chief musician, A psalm...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord also thundered, to wit, against my adversaries. Thunder is a sign of God's anger, 1 Samuel 2:10 , 1 Samuel 7:10 . His voice, i.e....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God Had Intervened On His Behalf ( Psalms 18:7-19 ). David's description of God's intervention portrays the situation from Heaven's point of view....
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This magnificent triumphal hymn was composed by David in celebration of his deliverance from his enemies. But the sublimity of the fig...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 18:1 . I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. «I do love thee, and I will love thee yet more and more. I bind myself to thee for the futur...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 18:1 . To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 18:1 . I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. What a blessed «I will»: «I will love thee»! He does love the Lord, and he declares that he...
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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David prays here in his own person, this being a psalm of memorial, when the Lord had delivered him out of the hands of Saul and of all his enemies....
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord also thundered in the heavens. The terrors of an Eastern thunderstorm There is said to be something peculiarly terrific in an Oriental...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm has many characteristics which distinguish it, not only from all that have preceded it in the collection, but from all t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Victory. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical service of the Tabernacle and the Te...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord also thundered in the heavens, the roll of thunder following the strokes of lightning, and the Highest gave His voice, hailstones and coals...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 7:10 ; Deuteronomy 32:24 ; Exodus 20:18 ; Ezekiel 10:5 ; Habakkuk 3:5 ; Job 40:9 ; John 12:29 ; Psalms 29:3 ; Psalms 29:4 ; Psalms...

¹³ The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 18:13