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Glowing coals blazed forth from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals burned from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Smoke went up from His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and breathed out smoke. Scorching heat and fiery flames spewed from your mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In his anger smoke poured out of his nostrils, and consuming fire from his mouth; coals were lit from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Smoke has gone up from His nostrils, "" And fire from His mouth consumes, "" Coals have been kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A smoke went up in his anger, and fire from his mouth will consume, and coals were kindled from it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There went up a smoke in his wrath: and a fire flamed from his face: coals were kindled by it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 17:9>A smoke ascended by his wrath, and a fire flared up from his face: coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Smoke rose from his nostrils, a devouring fire from his mouth; it kindled coals into flame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There went up a smoke out of his wrath, and fire flamed from his face, and coals were kindled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Smoke went up in his wrath and fire from his face. He was inflamed and coals were kindled by him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Smoke arose up in His nostrils, And fire out of His mouth did devour; Coals flamed forth from Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/18-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1554" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">The LORD is My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6227.htm" title="6227: ‘ā·šān (N-ms) -- Smoke. From ashan; smoke, literally or figuratively.">Smoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">rose</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap·pōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">from His nostrils,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consuming</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: wə·’êš- (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">came from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: mip·pîw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">His mouth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1513.htm" title="1513: ge·ḥā·lîm (N-mp) -- Coal. Or gacheleth; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember.">glowing coals</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: bā·‘ă·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">blazed forth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></span><br />Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a></span><br />At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Revelation 15:8</a></span><br />And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Revelation 8:5</a></span><br />Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5-6</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. / Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3-6</a></span><br />God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. / His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. / Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">2 Samuel 22:9</a></span><br />Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11</a></span><br />You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-30</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. / You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-18.htm">Ezekiel 38:18-22</a></span><br />Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up. / In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. / The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/41-20.htm">Job 41:20-21</a></span><br />Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds. / His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5</a></span><br />The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.</p><p class="hdg">went</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></b></br> Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Psalm 21:9</a></b></br> Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1</a></b></br> Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast <i>us</i> off for ever? <i>why</i> doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?</p><p class="hdg">out of his [Heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Daniel 7:10</a></b></br> A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a></b></br> I have overthrown <i>some</i> of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5,6</a></b></br> The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/22-13.htm">Blazed</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Coals</a> <a href="/job/31-12.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Consuming</a> <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Devouring</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-13.htm">Flamed</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/psalms/17-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Glowing</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/41-20.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/job/41-20.htm">Nostrils</a> <a href="/job/29-8.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/job/41-20.htm">Smoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Blazed</a> <a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Coals</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Consuming</a> <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Devouring</a> <a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Flamed</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Glowing</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/115-6.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Nostrils</a> <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Smoke</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Smoke rose from His nostrils</b><br>This imagery is often associated with divine anger and power. In ancient Near Eastern culture, smoke and fire were common symbols of a deity's presence and wrath. The depiction of smoke rising from the nostrils suggests a fierce, almost volcanic, expression of God's righteous indignation. This phrase can be connected to other biblical instances where God's presence is accompanied by smoke, such as at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>), emphasizing His holiness and the awe-inspiring nature of His presence.<p><b>and consuming fire came from His mouth</b><br>Fire is frequently used in the Bible to symbolize God's judgment and purification. The consuming fire from God's mouth indicates His ability to destroy evil and purify His people. This can be linked to passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a>, where God is described as a "consuming fire," highlighting His role as a judge. The imagery also foreshadows the final judgment, where God's word will be the ultimate authority. In a typological sense, this can be seen as a precursor to the words of Christ, who speaks with authority and power (<a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>).<p><b>glowing coals blazed forth</b><br>Glowing coals represent the intense heat and energy of God's presence. In the ancient world, coals were a source of light and heat, symbolizing both life and destruction. This imagery can be connected to <a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6-7</a>, where a seraphim uses a live coal to purify Isaiah's lips, signifying cleansing and commissioning. The blazing coals here emphasize the transformative power of God's presence, capable of both judgment and renewal. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who purifies and refines believers through His sacrifice and the work of the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18</a>, David is expressing his gratitude and awe for God's deliverance from his enemies, including King Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted with vivid imagery to convey His power and wrath against evil.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>The adversaries from whom God delivered David, representing the forces of evil and opposition.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned, the imagery of smoke and fire recalls God's presence at Mount Sinai during the giving of the Law.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/theophany.htm">Theophany</a></b><br>The event of God revealing Himself in a dramatic and powerful way, often accompanied by natural phenomena like fire and smoke.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_power.htm">God's Holiness and Power</a></b><br>The imagery of smoke and fire illustrates God's absolute holiness and His power to judge and purify.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_and_deliverance.htm">Divine Protection and Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered David from his enemies, He is our protector and deliverer in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_god's_wrath.htm">The Reality of God's Wrath</a></b><br>God's wrath against sin is real and should lead us to a reverent fear and respect for His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_fire_in_scripture.htm">Symbolism of Fire in Scripture</a></b><br>Fire often symbolizes purification and judgment, reminding us of the need for personal holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_our_lives.htm">God's Presence in Our Lives</a></b><br>The dramatic imagery encourages us to seek and recognize God's powerful presence in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_18_differ_from_103.htm">Why do the descriptions of God’s power in Psalm 18 seem inconsistent with passages portraying His more gentle attributes (e.g., Psalm 103)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/literal_vs._metaphorical_in_2_samuel_22.htm">(2 Samuel 22) How can we tell which elements of this praise song are meant literally versus those intended as metaphorical or hyperbolic language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'heap_coals'_on_head_mean.htm">What does "heap burning coals" on someone's head mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_18_7-15's_events.htm">How can the cosmic upheavals in Psalm 18:7-15 be reconciled with the lack of historical or scientific evidence for such events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">A smoke.</span>--Now the thunder-cloud forms--smoke, as it were, from the nostrils of God (comp. <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm" title="O God, why have you cast us off for ever? why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?">Psalm 74:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm" title="The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie on him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.">Deuteronomy 29:20</a> : the literal rendering is, "there ascended smoke in his nostrils")--and intermittent flashes of lightning dart forth and play about the distant summits, seeming to devour everything in its path. (Comp. the expression lambent flame.")<p><span class= "bld">Coals were kindled by it.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">flaming coals blazed from it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There went up a smoke out of his nostrils</span>. Emissions of smoke are a common feature of volcanic disturbances, with which earthquakes are closely connected. The LXX. give, instead of "out of his nostrils," <span class="accented">in his anger</span> (<span class="greek">ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ</span>), which is better, since the Hebrew prefix <span class="hebrew">בּ</span>, "in," certainly cannot mean "out of." <span class="cmt_word">And fire out of his mouth devoured.</span> Fire-balls are said to have accompanied some earthquakes, as especially that one by which Julian's design of rebuilding Jerusalem was frustrated. <span class="cmt_word">Coals were kindled by it</span>. The fire-balls above spoken of are declared to have scorched and burnt the workmen employed by Julian (Amm. Marc., 23. 1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/18-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Smoke</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׁ֨ן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6227.htm">Strong's 6227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rose</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֘לָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from His nostrils,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַפּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and consuming</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His mouth;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפִּ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">glowing coals</span><br /><span class="heb">גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ge·ḥā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1513.htm">Strong's 1513: </a> </span><span class="str2">An ember</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flamed forth.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעֲר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 18:8 Smoke went out of his nostrils (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/18-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 18:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>