Psalms 18:14

And he sent out &c. (R.V.) gives the connexion better than Yea. Lightnings are Jehovah's arrows. Cp. Psalms 77:17; Habakkuk 3:11.

Scattered themclearly refers to the enemies whose destruction was the object of this Divine interposition (Psalms 18:3).

and he shot out lightnings the verb derived from the same root in the next three verses, and there uniformli>ndered -break in pieces" … There is no doubt that some heavy warlike instrument, a mace or club, is alluded to; probably such as that which is said to have suggested the name of Charles Martel.… A similar word is found once again in the original of Ezekiel 9:2 =-weapon of smashing" (A.V. and R.V. text, -slaughter-weapon)." The sequel shows how terrible was the destruction such weapons could effect." Smith's Dict. of Bible, Art. Maul. See note in this Series on Jeremiah 51:20.

It is difficult to see why in this and the following verse (though not in Proverbs 25:14, or Proverbs 25:26,) R.V. should have followed A.V. in inverting the order of the two clauses in the Hebrew.