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- Chapter 18
- Verse 14
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
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Gill's Exposition
Then the channels of water were seen,.... Or, "of the sea"; as in Sa2 22:16. There seems to be an allusion to the drying up of the sea when the Israelites passed through it. Aben Ezra interprets this…
Barnes' Notes
Yea, he sent out his arrows - The word arrows here probably refers to the lightnings mentioned in the other clause of the verse. Those lightnings scattered around, and accomplishing such destruction,…
The title gives us the occasion of penning this psalm; we had it before (Sa2 22:1), only here we are told that the psalm was delivered to the chief musician, or precentor, in the temple-songs. Note,…
Cambridge Bible
And he sent out &c. (R.V.) gives the connexion better than Yea. Lightnings are Jehovah's arrows. Cp. Psa 77:17; Hab 3:11.
Scattered themclearly refers to the enemies whose destruction was the object…
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