Psalms 144:6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
*Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and destroy them.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 18.13,14.
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- Deuteronomy 32:23Rank 1 from verse 6
- Psalms 18:13–14Rank 2 from verse 6
13The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
13The LORD also thundered in the heauens, and the highest gaue his voyce; hailestones and coales of fire.
14Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
- Deuteronomy 32:42Rank 3 from verse 6
42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
42I will make mine arrowes drunke with blood, (and my sword shal deuoure flesh) and that with the blood of the slaine, and of the captiues, from the beginning of reuenges vpon the enemie.
- 2 Samuel 22:12–15Rank 4 from verse 6
12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
12And hee made darkenesse pauilions round about him, †darke waters, and thicke clouds of the skies.
13Through the brightnesse before him, were coales of fire kindled.
14The LORD thundred from heauen: and the most high vttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrowes, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
- Psalms 21:12Rank 5 from verse 6
- Psalms 45:5Rank 6 from verse 6
- Psalms 7:12–13Rank 7 from verse 6
12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
12If he turne not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bowe, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrowes against the persecutors.
- Psalms 77:17–18Rank 8 from verse 6
17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
17†The cloudes powred out water, the skies sent out a sound; thine arrowes also went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder was in the heauen: the lightnings lightned the world, the earth trembled and shooke.
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Psalms 144:6
1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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A sudden bright flash of light in the sky during a storm.
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To disperse, spread abroad, separate, drive away, divide, cast in different directions, or cause persons, peoples, seed, goods, or forces no longer to remain gathered.
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To send out; to push forth. To push out; to emit; to dart; to thrust forth.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: Pointed missiles shot from bows. Sense 2: Figuratively, instruments or images of attack, judgment, pain, or sudden force.
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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.
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5Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
5Bow thy heauens, O LORD, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
6*Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and destroy them.
Selected passage7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
7†Send thine hand from aboue, rid me, and deliuer me out of great waters: from the hand of strange children,