Psalms 77:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. | The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. | The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they poured forth | זֹ֤רְמוּ | ZO-re-mu | H2229 | to floodזָרַם (za.ram) 1) to pour out, pour forth in floods, flood away 1a) (Qal) to pour out, flood away 1b) (Poal) to pour forth, pour out 1b1) of God's power (fig.) |
| water | מַ֨יִם׀ | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| clouds | עָב֗וֹת | a-VOT | H5645 | cloudעָב (av) 1) darkness, cloud, thicket 1a) dark cloud 1b) cloud mass 1c) thicket (as refuge) |
| a sound | ק֭וֹל | Kol | H6963I | No entry |
| they gave forth | נָתְנ֣וּ | na-te-NU | H5414M | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| clouds | שְׁחָקִ֑ים | she-cha-KIM | H7834 | cloudשַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) 1) dust, cloud 1a) fine dust 1b) (thin) cloud |
| also | אַף־ | 'af- | H0637 | alsoאַף (aph) conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed Aramaic equivalent: aph (אַף "also" H0638) |
| arrows your | חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ | cha-tza-TZEI-kha | H2671 | arrowחֵץ (chets) arrow |
| they went about | יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃ | yit-ha-LA-khu | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.