77:17 The clouds poured down rain; 1
the skies thundered. 2
Yes, your arrows 3 flashed about.
77:18 Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind;
the lightning bolts lit up the world;
the earth trembled and shook. 4
1 tn Heb “water.”
2 tn Heb “a sound the clouds gave.”
3 tn The lightning accompanying the storm is portrayed as the
4 tn The prefixed verbal form may be taken as a preterite or as an imperfect with past progressive force.