Reference

Psalms 18:8

Annihilation / Destruction Destruction / Perishing Language

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction

Keyword Match

70% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Destruction / Perishing Language

Keyword Match

50% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse describes God's powerful and destructive presence, but it doesn't explicitly state that this destruction is directed at the wicked or that it results in their annihilation or cessation of existence.

Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse uses "devoured" and "fire," which are keywords associated with the theme, the immediate context of Psalm 18 describes God's powerful intervention on behalf of the psalmist, not explicitly the fate of the wicked. The destruction described is a manifestation of God's power, which *could* be directed at the wicked, but the verse itself does not state this.