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 makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious live in parched lands. 7God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the desert, Selah The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9You made plentiful rain fall, God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched. 10Your creatures settled in it; In Your kindness You provided for the poor, God.

Psalms 68:8 word by word

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

• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• quakedרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• alsoאַף'aph · alsoH637
• 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 was in the whirlwind; The lightning lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
• Psalms 114:7Tremble, earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and come down, That the mountains would quake at Your presence--
• Habakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You smashed the head of the house of evil To uncover him from foot to neck. Selah
• Hebrews 12:26And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.”
• Revelation 11:19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Judges 5:4Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, The clouds also dripped water.
• Exodus 19:16So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud over the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
• Deuteronomy 5:23And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you approached me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.
• Psalms 68:35God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your 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