Psalms

Psalm 77:17

¹⁷The clouds poured down water;

the skies resounded with thunder;

Your arrows flashed back and forth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The clouds	עָב֗וֹת	‘ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
poured down	זֹ֤רְמוּ	zō·rə·mū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2229 pour forth in floods, flood away
water	מַ֨יִם׀	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
the skies	שְׁחָקִ֑ים	šə·ḥā·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7834 dust, cloud
resounded	נָתְנ֣וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
with thunder	ק֭וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
Your arrows	חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ	ḥă·ṣā·ṣe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2671 arrow
flashed back and forth	יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃	yiṯ·hal·lā·ḵū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.