2 Samuel 22:8 King James Version (KJV)

8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.


2 Samuel 22:8 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

8 Then the earth H776 shook H1607 H1607 and trembled; H7493 the foundations H4146 of heaven H8064 moved H7264 and shook, H1607 because he was wroth. H2734


2 Samuel 22:8 American Standard (ASV)

8 Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.


2 Samuel 22:8 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

8 And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!


2 Samuel 22:8 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

8 Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.


2 Samuel 22:8 World English Bible (WEB)

8 Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked Were shaken, because he was angry.


2 Samuel 22:8 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

8 Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.

Cross Reference

Judges 5:4 KJV

LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Job 26:11 KJV

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

Psalms 97:4 KJV

His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

Psalms 77:18 KJV

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

Psalms 18:7 KJV

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

Nahum 1:5 KJV

The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

Habakkuk 3:6-11 KJV

He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

Matthew 27:51 KJV

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Matthew 28:2 KJV

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

Acts 4:31 KJV

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Commentary on 2 Samuel 22 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


CHAPTER 22

2Sa 22:1-51. David's Psalm of Thanksgiving for God's Powerful Deliverance and Manifold Blessings.

The song contained in this chapter is the same as the eighteenth Psalm, where the full commentary will be given [see on Ps 18:1, &c.]. It may be sufficient simply to remark that Jewish writers have noticed a great number of very minute variations in the language of the song as recorded here, from that embodied in the Book of Psalms—which may be accounted for by the fact that this, the first copy of the poem, was carefully revised and altered by David afterwards, when it was set to the music of the tabernacle. This inspired ode was manifestly the effusion of a mind glowing with the highest fervor of piety and gratitude, and it is full of the noblest imagery that is to be found within the range even of sacred poetry. It is David's grand tribute of thanksgiving for deliverance from his numerous and powerful enemies, and establishing him in the power and glory of the kingdom.