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Psalms 77:17

77:16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. poured: Heb. were poured forth with water

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The clouds poured out water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows also flashed around.

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

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

77:18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

What does Psalms 77:17 mean?

Psalms 77:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָב (ʻâb), זָרַם (zâram), מַיִם (mayim).

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The
cloudsעָבʻâb/awb/H5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
poured
outזָרַםzâram/zaw-ram'/H2229to gush (as water)
water:מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
the
skiesשַׁחַקshachaq/shakh'-ak/H7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
sent
outנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
a
sound:קוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound
thine
arrowsחָצָץchâtsâts/khaw-tsawts'/H2687properly, something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); an arrow
also
went
abroad.הָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
poured:
Heb.
were
poured
forth
with
water

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 77:17.

2 Samuel 22:12

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters

Exodus 9:23

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Genesis 13:17

Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Genesis 15:2

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 24:32

And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

Genesis 8:3

And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. continually: Heb. in going and returning

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What does Psalms 77:17 say?

Psalms 77:17 (King James Version) reads: "The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. poured: Heb. were poured forth with water"

Is Psalms 77:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 77:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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