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 thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. 17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thy arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. 19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 20Thou leddest thy 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

• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• thunderרַ֫עַםra‛am · thunderH7482
• heavenגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• lightningsבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• lightenedאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• trembledרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• shookרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493

Cross-references for Psalms 77:18

• Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
• Exodus 19:16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that were in the camp trembled.
• Job 37:1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
• Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
• Psalms 97:4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
• Habakkuk 3:4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
• Revelation 18:1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was made bright with his glory.
• Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai was altogether in a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke of it ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount trembled greatly.
• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry.
• Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;
• Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place 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