Psalms
Psalm 77:17–18
17The clouds poured down water;
the skies resounded with thunder;
Your arrows flashed back and forth.
18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind;
the lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and quaked.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 77:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The clouds | עָב֗וֹת | ‘ā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket |
| poured down | זֹ֤רְמוּ | zō·rə·mū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H2229 pour forth in floods, flood away |
| water | מַ֨יִם׀ | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| the skies | שְׁחָקִ֑ים | šə·ḥā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7834 dust, cloud |
| resounded | נָתְנ֣וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| with thunder | ק֭וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| Your arrows | חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ | ḥă·ṣā·ṣe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
| flashed back and forth | יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃ | yiṯ·hal·lā·ḵū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
Psalm 77:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your thunder | רַעַמְךָ֨׀ | ra·‘am·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7482 thunder |
| resounded | ק֤וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| in the whirlwind | בַּגַּלְגַּ֗ל | bag·gal·gal | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1534 wheel, whirl, whirlwind |
| the lightning | בְרָקִ֣ים | ḇə·rā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1300 lightning |
| lit up | הֵאִ֣ירוּ | hê·’î·rū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H215 be or become light |
| the world | תֵּבֵ֑ל | tê·ḇêl | Noun - feminine singular | H8398 world |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| trembled | רָגְזָ֖ה | rā·ḡə·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed |
| and quaked | וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁ | wat·tir·‘aš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7493 quake, shake |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 77:17 Psalm 18:14 · 2 Samuel 22:15
Psalm 77:18 Psalm 97:4 · Revelation 11:19 · Habakkuk 3:4 · 2 Samuel 22:14 · Exodus 19:16 · Matthew 28:2 · Matthew 27:51 · Judges 5:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.