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Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked Were shaken, because he was angry.
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God's Power on Display
This verse uses powerful, cosmic imagery—the earth shaking and the heavens quaking—to describe God's intervention. Commentators explain this is a "theophany," a poetic description of God's awesome power. This dramatic language isn't necessarily literal but is meant to show the immense might God unleashes in response to injustice and the prayers of His people.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Of heaven. —Psalms 18:0, of the hills. The thought is the same, but the strong poetic figure by which the mou…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.] (See Gill o…
Presbyterian
This chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards very similar to Psalm 18. Those who trust God in the way of duty will find him a present h…
