The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
Divideth - Hebrew, heweth; i:e., heweth asunder all opponents with the forked lightnings (Psalms 29:5) (Gejer, Hengstenberg). "O arm of the Lord ... that hath CUT х chaatsab (H2672), the same verb as here] Rahab" (Isaiah 51:9; Hosea 6:5). The Chaldaic, Septuagint, Vulgate Arabic, and Syriac support the English version. As Yahweh's voice calls forth, so it cleaves through the lightning flame: the thunder pealing through the lightning. The brevity of the verse corresponds to the rapidity of the lightning.