Psalms 18:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.”

Psalms 18:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 18:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 18:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.”

Psalms 18:8 — World English Bible

Psalms 18:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. ”

Psalms 18:8 — American Standard Version

Psalms 18:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.”

Psalms 18:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 18:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it. ”

Psalms 18:8 — Darby Translation

Psalms 18:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Smoke went out at his nostrels, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.”

Psalms 18:8 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 18:8 in Context — Psalms 18

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

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What Does Psalms 18:8 Mean?

Psalms 18:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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