Psalms

Psalm 68:7–8

7O God, when You went out before Your people,

when You marched through the wasteland,

Selah

8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain

before God, the One on Sinai,

before God, the God of Israel.

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Psalm 68:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
O Godאֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים’ĕlō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
when You went outבְּ֭צֵאתְךָbə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ‘am·me·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
when You marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָ֖bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH6805 step, march
through the wastelandבִֽישִׁימ֣וֹןḇî·šî·mō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3452 waste, wilderness
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Psalm 68:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the earthאֶ֤רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
shookרָעָ֨שָׁה׀rā·‘ā·šāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7493 quake, shake
andאַף־’ap̄-ConjunctionH637 also, yea
the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםšā·ma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
poured downנָטְפוּ֮nā·ṭə·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5197 drop, drip
beforeמִפְּנֵ֪יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
the Oneזֶ֥הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
Sinaiסִינַ֑יsî·nayNoun - proper - feminine singularH5514 Sinai
beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Psalm 68:7 Exodus 13:21 · Judges 5:4 · Judges 4:14 · Habakkuk 3:12–13

Psalm 68:8 Exodus 19:18 · Exodus 19:16 · Judges 5:4–5 · Deuteronomy 5:23–25 · Hebrews 12:26 · Isaiah 45:3 · Psalm 68:35 · Psalm 77:18 · Psalm 41:13 · Isaiah 64:3 · Psalm 114:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.