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Psalms 77:18
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Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Psalms 77:18 in Other Translations
KJV
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The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
ESV
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The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
NLT
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Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook.
MSG
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From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, Lightning exposed the world, Earth reeled and rocked.
CSB
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The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightning lit up the world. The earth shook and quaked.
Psalms 77:18 Meaning and Commentary
Psalms 77:18
FOOTNOTES:
F2 (lglgb) "in rotunditate", Montanus, Vatablus; "in isto orbe", Junius & Tremeullis; "in orbe", Cocceius; "in sphaera", Arab.
F3 "In rota", Pagninus, Tigurine version, Musculus, Gejerus; "in rotis", Muis, Syr. vid. Suidam in voce (trocov) .
F4 Ut supra. (Antiq. l. 2. c. 16. sect. 3.)
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven
Thunder is the voice of God, ( Job 37:5 ) ( 40:9 ) this is heard in "the orb" F2, or the air, so called, because spherical; the Targum is
``the voice of thy thunder was heard in the wheel;''so the word here used sometimes signifies; so ( Ezekiel 10:13 ) , and is so rendered here by some F3; some think this refers to the wheels of the chariots of the Egyptians, which were taken off, it may be by the force of thunder and lightning, so that they drove on heavily, ( Exodus 14:25 ) ,
the lightnings lightened the world;
not only that part of the world where the Israelites and Egyptians were, but the whole world; for lightning comes out of the east, and shines to the west, ( Matthew 24:27 ) , this was in the night, and a very dark night it was, as Josephus F4 affirms; see ( Psalms 97:4 ) ,
the earth trembled and shook;
there was an earthquake at the same time; unless this is to be understood of the panic which the inhabitants of the earth were put into on hearing of this wonderful event, ( Joshua 2:9 Joshua 2:10 ) .
F2 (lglgb) "in rotunditate", Montanus, Vatablus; "in isto orbe", Junius & Tremeullis; "in orbe", Cocceius; "in sphaera", Arab.
F3 "In rota", Pagninus, Tigurine version, Musculus, Gejerus; "in rotis", Muis, Syr. vid. Suidam in voce (trocov) .
F4 Ut supra. (Antiq. l. 2. c. 16. sect. 3.)
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 77:18 In-Context
16
The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.
17
The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
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Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
19
Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
20
You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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