Psalms 68:8

Psalms 68:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The earth shook; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Context of Psalms 68:8

6God places lonely people in families. He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land. 7O God, when you went in front of your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah the earth quaked and the sky poured in the presence of the God of Sinai, in the presence of the God of Israel. 9You watered the land with plenty of rain, O God. You refreshed it when your land was exhausted. 10Your flock settled there. Out of your goodness, O God, you provided for oppressed people.

Psalms 68:8 word by word

אֶ֤רֶץ רָעָ֨שָׁה׀ אַף־שָׁמַ֣יִם נָטְפוּ֮ מִפְּנֵ֪י אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים זֶ֥ה סִינַ֑י מִפְּנֵ֥י אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shookרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• also droppedנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• at the presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Sinaiסִינַיsîynay · SinaiH5514
• itselfזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Psalms 68:8

• Psalms 77:18The sound of your thunder rumbled in the sky. Streaks of lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
• Psalms 114:7Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, in the presence of the God of Jacob.
• Isaiah 64:1If only you would split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence.
• Habakkuk 3:13You go out to save your people, to save your anointed. You crush the leader of the wicked household, stripping him bare from head to toe. Selah
• Hebrews 12:26When God spoke to your ancestors, his voice shook the earth. But now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the sky.”
• Revelation 11:19God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his promise was seen inside his temple. There was lightning, noise, thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
• Judges 5:4O Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the country of Edom, the earth quaked, the sky poured, the clouds burst,
• Exodus 19:16On the morning of the second day, there was thunder and lightning with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn ⌞was heard⌟. All the people in the camp shook with fear.
• Deuteronomy 5:23But when you heard the voice coming from the darkness and saw the mountain blazing with fire, all the leaders and heads of your tribes came to me.
• Psalms 68:35God, the God of Israel, is awe-inspiring in his holy place. He gives strength and power to his people. Thanks be to God!
• Psalms 41:13Thank the Lord God of Israel through all eternity! Amen and amen!
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you treasures from dark places and hidden stockpiles. Then you will know that I, the Lord God of Israel, have called you by name.

Commentaries on Psalms 68:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The earth shook - See Exodus 19:16-18. The heavens also dropped at the presence of God - That is, dropped down rain and food. The idea is that the very heavens seemed to be shaken or convulsed, so that rain and food were shaken down - as ripe fruit falls from a tree that is shaken. Compare the notes at Isaiah 34:4. So also, Isaiah 64:1-3. The meaning is not that the heavens themselves dropped down, but that they dropped or distilled rain and food. Even…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Fresh mercies should put us in mind of former mercies. If God bring his people into a wilderness, he will be sure to go before them in it, and to bring them out of it. He provided for them, both in the wilderness and in Canaan. The daily manna seems here meant. And it looks to the spiritual provision for God's Israel. The Spirit of grace and the gospel of grace are the plentiful rain, with which God confirms his inheritance, and from which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The earth shook as it does during an earthquake (see Exodus 19:18). the heavens poured down rain: Wells in the desert and rain showers in Canaan provided plenty of water.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. (Compare Ex 19:16-18). thou wentest--in the pillar of fire. thou didst march--literally, "in Thy tread," Thy majestic movement.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 68

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings