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Psalm 68:8 KJV
Psalms · chapter 68 · verse 8
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.Psalm 68:8 · King James Version
Psalm 68:8 in context
6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8The 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.
9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- presencepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- droppednâṭaphto oozeH5197 →
- itselfzehthe masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- shookrâʻashto undulate (as the earth, the sky, etcH7493 →
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The psalmist here, having occasion to give God thanks for the great things he had done for him and his people of late, takes occasion thence to praise him for what he had done for their fathers in the days of old. Fresh mercies should put us in mind of former mercies and revive our grateful sense of them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14