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 cords of Sheol were round about me: the snares of death came on me. 6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled, me foundations also of the mountains moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 9He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.

Psalms 18:7 word by word

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

• meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• movedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Psalms 18:7

• Psalms 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like young sheep.
• Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.
• Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
• Acts 16:25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
• Psalms 46:2Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved in the heart of the seas;
• Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest pit, And devoureth the earth with her increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.
• Jeremiah 4:24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro.
• Ezekiel 38:19For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
• Habakkuk 3:6He stood, and measured the earth; he beheld, and drove asunder the nations: and the eternal mountains were scattered, the everlasting hills did bow; his goings were as of old.
• Zechariah 14:4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
• 1 Corinthians 13:2And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am 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