Psalm 68:8 “the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One o…”

Psalm 68:8

the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

World English Bible

The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

American Standard Version

The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God: Yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

The earth shooke, and the heauens dropped at the presence of this God: euen Sinai was moued at the presence of God, euen the God of Israel.

Darby Translation

The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, yon Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai — before God, the God of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.

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Cross references

“earth”

Hebrews 12:26 Psalm 77:18 Psalm 114:7 Isaiah 64:3 Isaiah 64:1 Habakkuk 3:13

Hebrews 12:26 · BSB

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.”

Psalm 77:18 · BSB

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Psalm 114:7 · BSB

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

Isaiah 64:3 · BSB

When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.

Isaiah 64:1 · BSB

If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

Habakkuk 3:13 · BSB

You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

“the heavens”

Judges 5:4 Judges 5:5

Judges 5:4 · BSB

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.

Judges 5:5 · BSB

The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

“Sinai”

Exodus 19:18 Exodus 19:16 Deuteronomy 5:23–25

Exodus 19:18 · BSB

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.

Exodus 19:16 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 5:23–25 · BSB

And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,

“the God”

Psalm 68:35 Psalm 41:13 Isaiah 45:3

Psalm 68:35 · BSB

O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

Psalm 41:13 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

Isaiah 45:3 · BSB

I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

9You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

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