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12 The brightness before him scattered the thick clouds,
    with hail stones and flashes of fire.

13 Then the Lord thundered in[a] the heavens,
    and the Most High sounded aloud,
        calling for hail stones and flashes of fire.[b]
14 He shot his arrows and scattered them;
    with many lightning bolts he frightened them.

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  1. Psalm 18:13 So MT DSS 4QPsc; LXX Targ Vg (cf. 2 Sam 22:14) reads from
  2. Psalm 18:13 So MT DSS 4QPsc; LXX lacks calling for hail stones and flashes of fire

12 Out of the brightness of his presence(A) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(B) and bolts of lightning.(C)
13 The Lord thundered(D) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(E) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(F) he routed them.(G)

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  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning