Psalms 18:7

Psalms 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
• New International Version (NIV)The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

Context of Psalms 18:7

5The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. 6But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger. 8Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. 9He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

Psalms 18:7 word by word

וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shookגָּעַשׁgâ‛ash · to shakeH1607
• and trembledרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• the foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• also of the hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• movedרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• because he was wrothחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734

Cross-references for Psalms 18:7

• Psalms 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs!
• Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.
• Acts 4:31After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
• Acts 16:25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
• Psalms 46:2So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea.
• Deuteronomy 32:22For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. It devours the earth and all its crops and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains and hills, and they trembled and shook.
• Ezekiel 38:19In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day.
• Habakkuk 3:6When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. He is the Eternal One!
• Zechariah 14:4On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.
• 1 Corinthians 13:2If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Then the earth shook and trembled - "In this and the following verses David describes, by the sublimest expressions and grandest terms, the majesty of God, and the awful manner in which he came to his assistance. The representation of the storm in these verses must be allowed by all skillful and impartial judges to be truly sublime and noble, and in the genuine spirit of poetry. The majesty of God, and the manner in which he is represented as coming to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Then the earth shook and trembled - The description which follows here is one of the most sublime that is to be found in any language. It is taken from the fury of the storm and tempest, when all the elements are in commotion; when God seems to go forth in the greatness of his majesty and the terror of his power, to prostrate everything before him. We are not to regard this as descriptive of anything which literally occurred, but rather as expressive of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The destabilization of the whole earth will be a means of God’s judgment (Psalm 77:17–18; 96:9; 97:4; 99:1; 104:32; Isaiah 29:6; Micah 1:3–4; Nahum 1:2–6; Haggai 2:7, 21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. God's coming described in figures drawn from His appearance on Sinai (compare De 32:22).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 18

• 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