Psalms 18:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 18:8

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

7 ^aThen the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.

8 Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.

9 ^aHe bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.

10 ^aAnd He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
^bHe flew upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness His secret place;
^aHis canopy around Him was dark waters
And thick clouds of the skies.

12 ^aFrom the brightness before Him,
His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered ^aHis voice,
¹Hailstones and coals of fire.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 18:8

American Standard Version
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

Amplified® Bible
There went up smoke from His nostrils; and lightning out of His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it.

Contemporary English Version
and breathed out smoke. Scorching heat and fiery flames spewed from your mouth.

Darby English Version
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it.

Good News Bible
Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.

King James Version
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

New American Standard Bible
Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.

New International Version
Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.

New King James Version
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Smoke went up out of His nostrils, and fire from His mouth devoured; Coals received kindling by it.

Revised Standard Version
Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.

Young's Literal Translation
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.

New English Translation
Smoke ascended from¹ his nose;² fire devoured as it came from his mouth;³ he hurled down fiery coals.⁴