Psalms 18:14He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.
The setting
Israel, ~1000 BC. David reflects on God's supernatural intervention during his flight from King Saul, likely written after becoming king himself in Jerusalem.
The emotion here: awestruck remembering divine intervention
The original word
chitstsim (חִצִּים) — arrows, but specifically lightning bolts as divine weapons of war
Why it matters
Ancient armies feared lightning storms more than enemy forces because they couldn't predict or defend against them
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 18:14
This isn't metaphorical poetry — David literally experienced supernatural weather warfare
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just poetic language about God's power, but David is describing actual meteorological warfare he witnessed during his escape from Saul.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 18:14
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 18:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 18:14 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's power, divine intervention, victory. Notable phrases: sent out his arrows; scattered them; great lightning bolts.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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