Psalms 144:6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 144 connects to 10 cross-references. A psalm of David combining earlier psalms, praising the Lord as rock, fortress, and deliverer who trains hands for battle. David reflects on human transience — like a breath — and prays for divine rescue. The psalm ends with a …
Other Translations
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,
With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.
Cross References
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of …
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the …
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.