RobH_en_tn/2sa/22/13.md

General Information:

David's song to Yahweh continues. He uses parallelism to emphasize what he is saying. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

From the lightning before him ... lightning bolts and dispersed them

David continues describing Yahweh, whom he compares to a storm, coming to save him from his enemies. This emphasizes God's power and anger towards David's enemies. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

From the lightning before him coals of fire fell

Possible meanings are 1) "Out of his bright light he sent burning coals" or 2) "From his brightness he sent lightning"