Psalms 77:13

77:13 ¹ O God, your deeds are extraordinary! ² 

What god can compare to our great God? ³ 

Psalms 97:4

97:4 His lightning bolts light up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

Matthew 24:27

24:27 For just like the lightning ⁴  comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Revelation 11:19

11:19 Then ⁵  the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ⁶  crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ⁷ 

[77:13]  ¹ sn Verses 13-20 are the content of the psalmist’s reflection (see vv. 11-12). As he thought about God’s work in Israel’s past, he reached the place where he could confidently cry out for God’s help (see v. 1).

[77:13]  ² tn Heb “O God, in holiness [is] your way.” God’s “way” here refers to his actions. “Holiness” is used here in the sense of “set apart, unique,” rather than in a moral/ethical sense. As the next line and the next verse emphasize, God’s deeds are incomparable and set him apart as the one true God.

[77:13]  ³ tn Heb “Who [is] a great god like God?” The rhetorical question assumes the answer, “No one!”

[24:27]  ⁴ sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.

[11:19]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence on events within the vision.

[11:19]  ⁶ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

[11:19]  ⁷ tn Although BDAG 1075 s.v. χάλαζα gives the meaning “hail” here, it is not clear whether the adjective μεγάλη (megalh) refers to the intensity of the storm or the size of the individual hailstones, or both.