Psalms 18:13 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Psalms 18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 18:13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 18:14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

Psalms 18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "thundered", "heavens", "most", "high", "uttered", "voice", and "hailstones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "thundered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "At the brightness before him his thick..." into verse 14's "And he sent out his arrows and...", so "jehovah" and "thundered" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "thundered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.