Psalm 77:17 {76:18}
Good News Translation
The clouds poured down rain; thunder crashed from the sky, and lightning flashed in all directions.

New Revised Standard Version
The clouds poured out water; the skies thundered; your arrows flashed on every side.

Contemporary English Version
Water flowed from the clouds. Thunder was heard above as your arrows of lightning flashed about.

New American Bible
The clouds poured down their rains; the thunderheads rumbled; your arrows flashed back and forth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass:

poured out like water.

Psalm 68:8,9 The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel. . . .

thine

Psalm 18:14 And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

Psalm 144:6 Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.

2 Samuel 22:15 He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.

Habakkuk 3:11 The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

Context
In The Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD
16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee: and they were afraid, and the depths were troubled. 17Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass:18The voice of thy thunder in a wheel. Thy lightnings enlightened the world: the earth shook and trembled.…
Cross References
Judges 5:4
O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens and clouds dropped water.

Psalm 18:14
And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

Psalm 68:33
Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:

Psalm 77:16
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