Psalms 77:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. The clouds poured out water - It appears from this that there was a violent tempest at the time of the passage of the Red Sea. There was a violent storm of thunder, lightning, and rain. These three things are distinctly marked here.

1. "The skies sent out a sound:" the Thunder.

2. "Thine arrows went abroad:" the Lightning.

3. "The clouds poured out water:" the Rain. In the next verse we have,

4. An Earthquake: "The earth trembled and shook," Psalms 77:18.

Psalms 77:17

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