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Psalm 77:18-20
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 77:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 The clouds poured forth their water,
the skies thundered,
your arrows[a] flashed back and forth.
19 The crash of your thunder resounded in the heavens;
your flashes of lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.[b]
20 Your path led through the sea,
your way, through the mighty waters,
though none could trace your footsteps.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 77:18 This verse is inspired by Hab 3:11. See also Pss 18:16; 68:9; 144:6. Arrows: i.e., lightning bolts.
- Psalm 77:19 This verse evokes the theophany at Sinai (see Ps 97:4; Ex 19:18).
- Psalm 77:20 See Neh 9:11; Wis 14:3; Isa 43:16; 51:10. God’s action reveals his invisible presence as Shepherd and Savior (see Ps 78:52; Isa 63:11ff; Mic 6:4).