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The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/77.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/77.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/77.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder <i>was</i> in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/77.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The voice of Your thunder <i>was</i> in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/77.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightning lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/77.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/77.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The sound of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/77.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/77.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings illumined the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/77.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightning lit up the world. The earth shook and quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/77.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightning lit up the world. The earth shook and quaked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/77.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/77.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your thunder roared like chariot wheels. The world was made bright by lightning, and all the earth trembled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/77.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/77.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The sound of your thunder rumbled in the sky. Streaks of lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/77.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The crash of your thunder rolled out, and flashes of lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/77.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your thunderous sound was in a whirlwind; your lightning lights up the world; the earth becomes agitated and quakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/77.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/77.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind; the lightning bolts lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/77.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/77.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/77.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/77.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of Your thunder [is] in the spheres, "" Lightnings have lightened the world, "" The earth has trembled, indeed, it shakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/77.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The voice of Thy thunder is in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/77.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder in the wheel: the lightnings lightened the habitable globe: the earth moved and it will shake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/77.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />the voice of thy thunder in a wheel. Thy lightnings enlightened the world: the earth shook and trembled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/77.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 76:19>The voice of your thunder is like a wheel. Your flashes have illuminated the whole world. The earth has quaked and trembled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/77.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The thunder of your chariot wheels resounded; your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/77.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/77.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder was in the heavens; the lightnings lightened the world; the earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/77.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the voice of your thunders was in the sphere, your lightnings lit up the world, the Earth was disturbed and shook!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/77.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lighted up the world; The earth trembled and shook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/77.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The voice of thy thunder was abroad, and around thy lightnings appeared to the world; the earth trembled a quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/77-18.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=9443" 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/77.htm">In The Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7482.htm" title="7482: ra·‘am·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Thunder. From ra'am; a peal of thunder.">Your thunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">resounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/1534.htm" title="1534: bag·gal·gal (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A wheel, whirl, whirlwind. By reduplication from galal; a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust.">in the whirlwind;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm" title="1300: ḇə·rā·qîm (N-mp) -- Lightning. From baraq; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword.">the lightning</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215: hê·’î·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be or become light. A primitive root; to be luminous.">lit up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: tê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">the world;</a> <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.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: rā·ḡə·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">trembled</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> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.…<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/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a></span><br />On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. / Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. / 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="/job/37-2.htm">Job 37:2-5</a></span><br />Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. / He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. / Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13-14</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire. / He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a></span><br />you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">1 Samuel 7:10</a></span><br />As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3-6</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. / He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / 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="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7</a></span><br />At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Jeremiah 10:13</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-13.htm">Ezekiel 1:13-14</a></span><br />In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. / The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-26.htm">Mark 13:26</a></span><br />At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-24.htm">Luke 17:24</a></span><br />For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Psalm 97:4</a></span><br />His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The voice of your thunder was in the heaven: the lightning lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.</p><p class="hdg">voice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a></b></br> The voice of the LORD <i>is</i> upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD <i>is</i> upon many waters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a></b></br> And 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 <i>was</i> in the camp trembled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-1.htm">Job 37:1-5</a></b></br> At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place… </p><p class="hdg">lightnings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Psalm 97:4</a></b></br> His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4</a></b></br> And <i>his</i> brightness was as the light; he had horns <i>coming</i> out of his hand: and there <i>was</i> the hiding of his power.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Revelation 18:1</a></b></br> And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.</p><p class="hdg">earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></b></br> And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8,14</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></b></br> And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-14.htm">Crash</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">Flaming</a> <a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/job/38-35.htm">Lightnings</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Shaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Crash</a> <a href="/psalms/78-69.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Flaming</a> <a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Lightnings</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Shaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/psalms/89-11.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 77</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works.</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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Thunder is frequently used as a symbol of God's voice and authority (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>, <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4-5</a>). The whirlwind signifies God's dynamic and uncontrollable power, as seen in the story of Elijah being taken up to heaven (<a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a>) and God's response to Job (<a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38:1</a>). This imagery underscores God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to intervene in human affairs with overwhelming force.<p><b>the lightning lit up the world;</b><br>Lightning is a common biblical metaphor for God's revelation and judgment. It illuminates the darkness, symbolizing the clarity and truth of God's word (<a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>). In the context of divine judgment, lightning represents the sudden and undeniable nature of God's intervention (<a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a>). This phrase also connects to the theophany at Mount Sinai, where God's presence was accompanied by thunder and lightning (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>), highlighting His holiness and the awe-inspiring nature of His presence.<p><b>the earth trembled and quaked.</b><br>Earthquakes in the Bible often signify God's presence and action, marking significant events such as the giving of the Law at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>) and the resurrection of Christ (<a href="/matthew/28-2.htm">Matthew 28:2</a>). This imagery conveys the idea that God's power is so immense that it causes the very foundations of the earth to shake. It serves as a reminder of God's ultimate control over the natural world and His ability to disrupt the status quo to fulfill His purposes. The trembling earth also foreshadows the eschatological shaking of creation in the end times (<a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26-27</a>), pointing to the final establishment of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/77.htm">Psalm 77</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite musician appointed by King David to lead worship in the tabernacle. His psalms often reflect deep emotional struggles and a search for understanding God's ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/whirlwind.htm">Whirlwind</a></b><br>A powerful natural phenomenon often used in the Bible to symbolize God's presence and power. It represents the divine intervention and the awe-inspiring nature of God's actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lightning.htm">Lightning</a></b><br>A natural element that signifies God's majesty and the illumination of His truth. It is often associated with divine revelation and judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/earthquake.htm">Earthquake</a></b><br>A symbol of God's power and the shaking of the foundations of the earth, often used to demonstrate God's ability to disrupt the natural order to fulfill His purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a></b><br>Represents the entirety of creation, which is subject to God's sovereign control and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_power.htm">God's Sovereign Power</a></b><br>The imagery of thunder, lightning, and earthquakes in <a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a> reminds us of God's unmatched power and control over creation. We should live with a reverent fear of the Lord, acknowledging His authority in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation.htm">Divine Revelation</a></b><br>Just as lightning illuminates the world, God's word and presence bring light to our lives. We should seek His guidance and wisdom through Scripture and prayer, allowing His truth to illuminate our paths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_trials.htm">God's Presence in Trials</a></b><br>The psalmist's depiction of natural phenomena reflects God's presence in tumultuous times. We can find comfort in knowing that God is with us during life's storms, working through them for our good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awe_and_worship.htm">Awe and Worship</a></b><br>The powerful imagery in this verse calls us to worship God with awe and wonder. Our worship should reflect the majesty and holiness of the Creator, who commands the forces of nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_control.htm">Trust in God's Control</a></b><br>When the world around us seems chaotic, we can trust in God's sovereign control. He is the same God who commands the whirlwind and calms the storm, and He is faithful to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_77.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 77</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/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/psalm_50_3__literal_fire_tempest_proof.htm">In Psalm 50:3, how can a consuming fire and tempest be taken literally if no historical account exists of such a phenomenon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_psalm_144_5-6_events_scientifically_valid.htm">Is there any scientific or historical basis for the cosmic events described in Psalm 144:5-6, such as God parting the heavens and making mountains smoke?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/77.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">In the heavens.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">in the vault. </span>The Hebrew, <span class= "ital">galgal, </span>from <span class= "ital">g?lal, </span>"to roll," has the same derivation as "vault" (<span class= "ital">volutum, </span>from <span class= "ital">volvo</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>It is strange that this rendering, which so well suits the parallelism, should have been set aside by modern scholars in favour of "whirlwind" or "rolling chariot wheels." The LXX. and Vulg. have "wheel," but possibly with reference to the apparent revolution of the sky. The word, where it occurs in <a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm" title="The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.">Isaiah 17:13</a>, means something rolled by the whirlwind, not the whirlwind itself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/77.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The voice of thy thunder was in the heavens;</span> rather, <span class="accented">in the whirlwind</span> (Kay, Cheyne, Revised Version). A storm of wind usually accompanies thunder and lightning. This the author, with poetical exaggeration, heightens into a "whirlwind" (comp. <a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Psalm 83:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The lightnings lightened the world.</span> More hyperbole. Not only did they "go abroad" (ver. 17), darting hither and thither, but their intense brightness illuminated the whole earth. <span class="cmt_word">The earth trembled and shook.</span> Through the reverberation of air, the earth seems to shake in a heavy thunderstorm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/77-18.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">Your thunder</span><br /><span class="heb">רַעַמְךָ֨ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ra·‘am·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7482.htm">Strong's 7482: </a> </span><span class="str2">A peal of thunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resounded</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֤וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the whirlwind;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגַּלְגַּ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gal·gal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1534.htm">Strong's 1534: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel, a whirlwind, dust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lightning</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרָקִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1300.htm">Strong's 1300: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lit up</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵאִ֣ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·’î·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_215.htm">Strong's 215: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the world;</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּבֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</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">trembled</span><br /><span class="heb">רָגְזָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḡə·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<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">and quaked.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁ</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 77:18 The voice of your thunder was (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/77-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 77:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 77:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/77-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 77:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 77:19" /></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>