Psalms 77:17

77:17 The clouds poured down rain; ¹ 

the skies thundered. ² 

Yes, your arrows ³  flashed about.

Psalms 79:2

79:2 They have given the corpses of your servants

to the birds of the sky; ⁴ 

the flesh of your loyal followers

to the beasts of the earth.

[77:17]  ¹ tn Heb “water.”

[77:17]  ² tn Heb “a sound the clouds gave.”

[77:17]  ³ tn The lightning accompanying the storm is portrayed as the Lord’s “arrows” (see v. 18).

[79:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “[as] food for the birds of the sky.”