Psalms 77:18

Psalms 77:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
• New International Version (NIV)Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.

Context of Psalms 77:18

16The waters saw You, God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The ocean depths also trembled. 17The clouds poured out water; The skies sounded out; Your arrows flashed here and there. The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightning lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook. 19Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints were not known. 20You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalms 77:18 word by word

ק֤וֹל רַעַמְךָ֨׀ בַּגַּלְגַּ֗ל הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקִ֣ים תֵּבֵ֑ל רָגְזָ֖ה וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of Your thunderרַ֫עַםra‛am · thunderH7482
• was in the whirlwindגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• lightningבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• litאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• trembledרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• and shookרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493

Cross-references for Psalms 77:18

• Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord is on the waters; The God of glory thunders, The Lord is over many waters.
• 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.
• Job 37:1“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.
• 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.
• Psalms 97:4His lightning lit up the world; The earth saw it and trembled.
• Habakkuk 3:4His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And the hiding of His might is there.
• Revelation 18:1After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated from his glory.
• Exodus 19:18Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the entire mountain quaked violently.
• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.
• Matthew 27:51And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
• Matthew 28:2And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them.

Commentaries on Psalms 77:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven - Compare the notes at Psalm 29:1-11. The word rendered “heaven” here - גלגל galgal - means properly “a wheel,” as of a chariot, Isaiah 5:28; Ezekiel 10:2, Ezekiel 10:6; Ezekiel 23:24; Ezekiel 26:10. Then it means a “whirlwind,” as that which rolls along, Ezekiel 10:13. Then it is used to denote chaff or stubble, as driven along before a whirlwind, Psalm 83:13; Isaiah 17:13. It is never used to denote heaven. It…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The psalmist laments that God has turned away from him, even though he feels innocent. He reflects on his situation (Psalm 77:3, 6, 12) and finds hope (see 25:5) in remembering God's past actions (77:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2014-20. Illustrations of God's power in His special interventions for His people (Ex 14:1-31), and, in the more common, but sublime, control of nature (Psa 22:11-14; Ha 3:14) which may have attended those miraculous events (Ex 14:24).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 77

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings