The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
- KJV The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
- NKJV “The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
- NASB “The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
- NLT The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
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Quick answer
Yahweh thunders from heaven, the Most High lifting his voice. God's mighty word goes out against David's foes.
Overview
The thunder pictures the voice of the sovereign God answering from his throne. His utterance is itself a weapon that routs the enemy. This reminds us that the same powerful word that creates and judges also saves, and is fully embodied in Christ, the Word made flesh.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 29:3–9The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- 1 Sam 2:10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
- Job 37:2–5Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
- Judg 5:20From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Ps 77:16–19The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
- 1 Sam 7:10As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
- Exod 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
- Isa 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
- Ezek 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- 1 Sam 12:17–18Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
- Rev 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
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God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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