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The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the heavens trembled And were shaken, because He was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Earth shook and shivered! The columns supporting the sky rocked back and forth. You were angry <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled, the foundations of heaven moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered because God was angry! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Just then the earth shook and trembled! The foundations of heaven reeled and quaked because the LORD was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled: the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the earth shakes and trembles, "" Foundations of the heavens are troubled, "" And are shaken, for He has wrath!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the earth will shake and tremble, The foundation of the heavens will be disturbed, And they will shake, for it kindled to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The earth was shaken, and it quaked. The foundations of the mountains were struck together and violently shaken, because he was angry with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The earth rocked and shook; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook as his wrath flared up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked and burst asunder, because he was angry at them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the earth was shaken and moved and the foundations of the mountains quaked, and they were torn apart because you were angered against them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the earth did shake and quake, The foundations of heaven did tremble; They were shaken, because He was wroth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was wroth with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/22-8.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/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=6743" 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/2_samuel/22.htm">David's Song of Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. <span class="reftext">8</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·ʿaš (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-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/4146.htm" title="4146: mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A foundation. Or mocadah; feminine of mowcad; a foundation.">the foundations</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the heavens</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">9</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="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</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="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="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</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.<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="/psalms/97-4.htm">Psalm 97:4-5</a></span><br />His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. / The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a></span><br />Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.<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="/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="/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="/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="/haggai/2-6.htm">Haggai 2:6-7</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. / I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.<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.</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 of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.</p><p class="hdg">the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4</a></b></br> LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a></b></br> The voice of thy thunder <i>was</i> in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.</p><p class="hdg">foundations</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-11.htm">Job 26:11</a></b></br> The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a></b></br> The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/19-42.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-28.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-14.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-21.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Reeled</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Rocked</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Shock</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-6.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-2.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-5.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-3.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-21.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-10.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-10.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-15.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/26-11.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Reeled</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Rocked</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-46.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Shock</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-40.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-46.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-49.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-46.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-49.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-43.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-1.htm">David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and 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 literature, earthquakes often symbolize God's power and judgment (<a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a>). The shaking of the earth signifies a theophany, a visible manifestation of God to humans, emphasizing His sovereignty over creation. This imagery is consistent with other Old Testament passages where natural phenomena accompany divine revelation or judgment.<p><b>the foundations of the heavens trembled;</b><br>The "foundations of the heavens" is a poetic expression indicating the very structure of the cosmos being affected. This phrase suggests that God's anger and power are so immense that they reach beyond the earthly realm into the heavens. In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the heavens were seen as a solid dome over the earth, and their trembling signifies a cosmic disturbance. This imagery is echoed in prophetic literature, such as <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a>, where cosmic upheaval accompanies divine judgment.<p><b>they were shaken because He burned with anger.</b><br>God's anger here is depicted as a consuming force that causes the natural world to react violently. This anthropomorphic description of God "burning with anger" conveys His intense displeasure and righteous indignation, often in response to sin or injustice. The shaking of the earth and heavens serves as a metaphor for the upheaval that God's judgment brings. This concept is seen throughout Scripture, where God's wrath leads to both physical and spiritual consequences (<a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5-6</a>, <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a>). The passage reflects the seriousness of divine judgment and the ultimate authority of God over all creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this song of praise, David is reflecting on God's deliverance from his enemies and from the hand of Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, whose power and righteous anger are depicted through the imagery of an earthquake.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/earthquake.htm">Earthquake</a></b><br>A metaphorical or literal event symbolizing God's mighty intervention and judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>Representing the divine realm, their trembling signifies the cosmic impact of God's actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/anger_of_god.htm">Anger of God</a></b><br>A righteous response to sin and injustice, demonstrating His holiness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The shaking of the earth and heavens illustrates God's supreme authority over creation. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is in control, even when the world seems unstable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_anger.htm">Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is not like human anger; it is a holy response to sin and injustice. Understanding this helps believers align their sense of justice with God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>Just as God intervened for David, He is actively involved in the lives of His people today. Trust in His timing and methods, even when they are beyond human understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The trembling of the earth and heavens serves as a reminder of the awe and reverence due to God. Cultivating a healthy fear of the Lord leads to wisdom and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_deliverance.htm">Hope in Deliverance</a></b><br>David's song is a testament to God's faithfulness in delivering His people. Believers can hold onto this hope, knowing that God hears and responds to their cries for help.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_an_earthquake_in_david's_reign.htm">(2 Samuel 22:8) Is there any historical or archaeological evidence of an actual earthquake during David’s reign, or is this purely poetic imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/literal_vs._metaphorical_in_2_samuel_22.htm">(2 Samuel 22) How can we tell which elements of this praise song are meant literally versus those intended as metaphorical or hyperbolic language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_redshift_mean.htm">What actions do angels perform?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Of heaven.</span>--Psalms 18, "of the hills." The thought is the same, but the strong poetic figure by which the mountains are spoken of as "the pillars of heaven" (comp. <a href="/job/26-11.htm" title="The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.">Job 26:11</a>) is softened in the psalm.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-10.</span> - <p><span class="accented">"And the earth quaked and trembled;<br />The foundations of the heavens shook,<br />And quaked because he was wroth.<br />A smoke went up in his nostril,</span> <p><span class="accented">And fire out of his mouth devoured;<br />Red hot cinders burned from him.<br />And he bowed the heavens and came down,<br />And darkness was under his feet."</span> In describing the manifestation of God for his deliverance, David bore in mind and repeated the description of God's descent to earth given in <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16, 18</a>. But the poetic vigour of David's imagination intensities the imagery, and makes it more grand and startling. Not merely is there the earthquake and the volcano and the storm cloud, but the dim form of the Almighty is present, with the smoke of just anger at unrighteousness ascending from his nostrils, and the lightnings flashing forth to execute his wrath. But David certainly intended that these metaphors should remain ideal; and it was quite unnecessary for the Targum carefully to eliminate all such expressions as seem to give the Almighty bureau shape. In so doing it merely changes poetry into prose. But even more dull and commonplace is the explanation given by some modern commentators, that all that is meant is that David was once saved by a thunderstorm from some danger or other. Really this glorious imagery, taken from all that is grandest on earth, is intended to magnify to us the spiritual conception of God's justice coming forth to visit the earth and do right and equity. In ver. 8 for "the foundations of the heavens," we find in <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a> "the foundations of the hills." The former is the grander metaphor, and signifies the mighty mountain ranges, like those of Lebanon, on which the skies seem to rest. <span class="cmt_word">The smoke</span> signifies hailstorms and, perhaps, also the rain driven in wreaths along the ground by the wind. <span class="cmt_word">Red hot cinders burned from him</span> describes the flashing lightnings that were shot forth like the coals from the refiner's furnace when heated to the full. It is to be regretted that the Revised Version retains the bathos of the old rendering, that God's fiery breath set coals on fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/22-8.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">הָאָ֔רֶץ</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">וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·gā·‘aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - 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">וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙</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">the foundations</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹסְד֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</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">וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ</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">כִּֽי־</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/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 22:8 Then the earth shook and trembled (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/22-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 22:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 22:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22:9" /></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>