Psalms 77:18

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The voice of Thy thunder <FI>is<Fi> in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 77:18 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:16On 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.
  2. Exodus 19:18Mount 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.
  3. Judges 5:4O 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.
  4. 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
  5. 2 Samuel 22:14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
  6. Job 37:1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
  7. Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
  8. Psalms 18:14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
  9. Psalms 18:15The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
  10. Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
  11. Psalms 97:4His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
  12. Psalms 104:7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
  13. Habakkuk 3:4His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
  14. Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
  15. Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
  16. Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
  17. Revelation 18:1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
  18. Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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