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The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the mountains trembled; They were shaken because He was indignant <i>and</i> angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook because He burned with anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The earth shook and shivered, and the mountains trembled down to their roots. You were angry <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled, me foundations also of the mountains moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the mountains rocked and quivered, because God was angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The world shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked, they shook because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the earth shakes and trembles, "" And foundations of hills are troubled, "" And they shake—because He has wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be moved and the earth will tremble, and the foundations of the mountains will be moved and they will shake, for it was kindled to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The earth shook and trembled: the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 17:8>The earth was shaken, and it trembled. The foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and they were shaken, because he was angry with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The earth rocked and shook; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook as his wrath flared up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Earth trembled and shook and the foundations of the mountains shook and were split, because he was furious against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the earth did shake and quake, The foundations also of the mountains did tremble; They were shaken, because He was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/18-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1545" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">The LORD is My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">Then the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1607.htm" title="1607: wat·tiḡ·‘aš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To shake, quake. A primitive root to agitate violently.">shook</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: wat·tir·‘aš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">and quaked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4144.htm" title="4144: ū·mō·ws·ḏê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Foundation. From yacad; a foundation.">and the foundations</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: yir·gā·zū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">trembled;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1607.htm" title="1607: way·yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To shake, quake. A primitive root to agitate violently.">they were shaken</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: ḥā·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">He burned with anger.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></span><br />Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5-6</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. / Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a></span><br />Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6</a></span><br />He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4-5</a></span><br />O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water. / The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a></span><br />The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a></span><br />But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5</a></span><br />The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Revelation 11:13</a></span><br />And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.</p><p class="hdg">earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-4.htm">Psalm 114:4-7</a></b></br> The mountains skipped like rams, <i>and</i> the little hills like lambs… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-2.htm">Matthew 28:2</a></b></br> And, 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Acts 4:31</a></b></br> And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.</p><p class="hdg">foundations</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2</a></b></br> Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></b></br> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Jeremiah 4:24</a></b></br> I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/11-3.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/11-3.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/job/40-20.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/26-11.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">Reeled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">Rocked</a> <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Shock</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/ezra/9-4.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Reeled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">Rocked</a> <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Shock</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/psalms/18-18.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, such events signify God's powerful intervention in human affairs. Similar occurrences are seen in <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, where Mount Sinai trembles as God descends upon it. The shaking of the earth symbolizes God's might and His ability to disrupt the natural order to accomplish His purposes.<p><b>and the foundations of the mountains trembled</b><br>Mountains in biblical literature often represent stability and permanence. The trembling of their foundations indicates a profound disturbance, suggesting that even the most stable elements of creation are subject to God's will. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a>, where mountains quake before the Lord. It underscores the idea that God's presence and actions are so powerful that they affect the very core of the earth.<p><b>they were shaken because He burned with anger</b><br>God's anger in this context is a response to injustice and sin, reflecting His holiness and righteousness. The shaking of the earth and mountains is a physical manifestation of His wrath. This concept is consistent with other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a>, where the earth is shaken in the day of the Lord's fierce anger. It serves as a reminder of God's judgment and the seriousness of sin, while also pointing to His ultimate authority over creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18</a>, David is expressing his gratitude and awe for God's deliverance from his enemies, including King Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, whose anger causes the earth to shake and the mountains to tremble.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>Represents the physical world that responds to God's power and anger.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>Symbolize stability and strength, yet even they tremble at God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/foundations.htm">Foundations</a></b><br>The underlying structures of the earth, indicating the depth of God's power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_power.htm">God's Sovereign Power</a></b><br>God's power is so immense that it causes the earth to shake. This should lead us to a deeper reverence and awe for His majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_anger.htm">Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is righteous and just. It is a response to sin and injustice, reminding us of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stability_in_god.htm">Stability in God</a></b><br>While the earth and mountains may tremble, God remains unshakable. We can find our stability and security in Him, even amidst life's uncertainties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/response_to_god's_power.htm">Response to God's Power</a></b><br>Our response to God's power should be one of worship and submission, acknowledging His authority over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered David, He is able to deliver us from our own trials and adversities. Trust in His timing and power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_18_7-15's_events.htm">How can the cosmic upheavals in Psalm 18:7–15 be reconciled with the lack of historical or scientific evidence for such events? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_quakes_in_psalm_99_1.htm">Psalm 99:1 states the earth trembles when the Lord reigns; how do we address the lack of historical or geological evidence for such a quake? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_overstate_cedar's_reach_in_prophecy.htm">Why do some details, like the global reach of the cedar, seem overstated or impossible if this chapter is a warning or prophecy about ancient Mesopotamia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_depict_unverified_supernatural_events.htm">Why does this chapter depict supernatural phenomena (Psalm 97:2–5) that have no corroboration in recorded natural history? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The earth shook.</span>--The sudden burst of the storm is the Divine answer to the sufferer's prayer. For similar manifestations comp. <a href="/context/psalms/68-7.htm" title="O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; Selah:">Psalm 68:7-8</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/77-14.htm" title="You are the God that do wonders: you have declared your strength among the people.">Psalm 77:14-20</a>; <a href="/amos/9-5.htm" title="And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that touches the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.">Amos 9:5</a>; <a href="/micah/1-3.htm" title="For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread on the high places of the earth.">Micah 1:3</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm" title="And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.">Habakkuk 3:4</a>; but here the colours are more vivid, and the language more intense. In fact, the whole realm of poetry cannot show a finer feeling for nature in her wrath. We first hear the rumbling of the earth, probably earthquake preceding the storm (for volcanic phenomena of Palestine see Stanley's <span class= "ital">Sinai and Palestine, </span>124), or possibly only its distant threatening. Comp.<p>"Earth groans as if beneath a heavy load." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then the earth shook and trembled</span>; or, <span class="accented">quailed and quaked</span> (Kay, who thus expresses the assonance of the Hebrew <span class="accented">vat-tig'ash vat-tir</span> <span class="accented">ash</span>). The psalmist must not be understood literally. He does not mean that the deliverance came by earthquake, storm, and thunder, but describes the discomfiture and dismay of his opponents by a series of highly poetical images. In these he, no doubt, follows nature closely, and probably describes what he had seen, heard, and felt. <span class="cmt_word">The foundations also of the hills</span> <span class="cmt_word">moved and were shaken.</span> In violent earthquakes, the earth seems to rock to its foundations; mountain ranges are sometimes actually elevated to a height of several feet; rocks topple down; and occasionally there are earth-slips of enormous dimensions. <span class="cmt_word">Because he was wroth.</span> God's anger against the psalmist's enemies produced the entire disturbance which he is describing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/18-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shook</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḡ·‘aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1607.htm">Strong's 1607: </a> </span><span class="str2">To agitate violently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and quaked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tir·‘aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To undulate, through fear, to spring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the foundations</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mō·ws·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4146.htm">Strong's 4146: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foundation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trembled;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְגָּ֑זוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·gā·zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were shaken</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1607.htm">Strong's 1607: </a> </span><span class="str2">To agitate violently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He burned with anger.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֥רָה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/18-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 18:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>