Psalms 18:7
5 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 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.
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
9 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- KJV
- Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
- WEB
- Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
- ASV
- Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
- DARBY
- Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook, because he was wroth.
- BLB
- And the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the hills trembled; and they were shaken because of the burning from Him.
- ÅB
- Da ristet og skalv jorden,
og fjellenes grunnvoller skalv,
og de ristet,
for hans vrede var tent opp. - OTB
- Da skalv og rystet jorden;
Og fjellenes grunnvoller skalv
Og ble beveget, fordi han var vred. - B1930
- Da rystet og bevet jorden, og fjellenes grunnvoller skalv, og de rystet, for hans vrede var optendt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 4:31
After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Read in contextPsalms 68:7–8
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
Read in contextEzekiel 38:19–20
In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:24
I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
Read in contextActs 16:25–26
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Read in contextJudges 5:4
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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:22
For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
Read in contextZechariah 14:4
On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
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