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 Living Translation (NLT)the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Context of Psalms 68:8

6God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 7O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah 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. 9You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary. 10Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

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 voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
• Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
• Habakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah
• Hebrews 12:26whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”
• Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.
• Judges 5:4“Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;
• Exodus 19:16Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
• Deuteronomy 5:23“So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.
• Psalms 68:35O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.

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