Psalms 18:7

7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

Psalms 18:7 in Other Translations

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

7 Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

7 Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.

7 Earth wobbles and lurches; huge mountains shake like leaves, Quake like aspen leaves because of his rage.

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

7 Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.

7 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook because He burned with anger.

7 The earth trembled and shook. The base of the mountains rocked back and forth. It trembled because the LORD was angry.

Psalms 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:7

Then the earth shook and trembled
As it did quickly after Christ called upon the Lord, and cried to his God upon the cross, ( Matthew 27:50 Matthew 27:51 ) ; and so some time after, when his people were praying together, the place where they were assembled was shaken, ( Acts 4:31 ) ; as a token of God's presence being with them: and the shaking and trembling of the earth is often used as a symbol of the presence of God, and of the greatness of his majesty; as when he brought the children of Israel through the Red sea, went before them in the wilderness, and descended on Mount Sinai, which mountain then moved and quaked exceedingly; see ( Psalms 104:32 ) ( 77:16-18 ) ( Psalms 68:7 Psalms 68:8 ) ( Exodus 19:18 ) ; and it is easy to observe, that in this, and other parts of this majestic account of the appearance of God on the behalf of the person the subject of this psalm, and against his enemies, there are manifest allusions to the giving of the law on Mount Sinai; though it may be this shaking of the earth, and what follows, are to be understood in a figurative sense;

the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken;
and design the shaking of the earth and heavens, prophesied of in ( Haggai 2:6 Haggai 2:7 ) ; and which is explained in ( Hebrews 12:26 Hebrews 12:27 ) ; of the removing the ordinances of the ceremonial law, that Gospel ordinances might remain unshaken; for in ( 2 Samuel 22:8 ) ; the words are, "the foundations of heaven moved and shook"; and the shaking and moving of the earth and mountains may denote the abolition and destruction of kingdoms and nations; and first of the civil polity of the Jews, and of their ecclesiastical state, which quickly ensued upon the death of Christ; and next of the ruin of Rome Pagan, and then of Rome Papal; which are both signified by an earthquake, and by the removal of mountains, ( Revelation 6:12 Revelation 6:14 ) ( 11:13 ) ( 16:18-20 ) ;

because he was wroth;
with the people of the Jews, for disbelieving and rejecting the Messiah; for setting themselves, and taking counsel together against him, and putting him to death; for these things God was angry with them, and wrath came upon them to the uttermost, and their nation, city, and temple were destroyed, ( Psalms 2:1-5 ) ( 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ) ; and with the Pagan empire and antichristian powers, ( Revelation 6:16 Revelation 6:17 ) ( 11:18 ) .

Psalms 18:7 In-Context

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

8 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

9 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 97:4; Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 64:3
• 2. S Judges 5:4
• 3. S Judges 5:5
• 4. S Job 9:5; Jeremiah 10:10; Psalms 68:7-8