King James Version

Psalms 77:18

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 77:19.

ק֤וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.רַעַמְךָ֨raamkhathunderרַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thunder”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7482a peal of thunderthunder.בַּגַּלְגַּ֗לbagalgalin wheelגַּלְגַּלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in wheel”, the ordinary formH1534a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled)heaven, rolling thing, wheel.הֵאִ֣ירוּheirvgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “glorious”, a completed actionH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.בְרָקִ֣יםveraqimlightningבָּרָקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lightning”, the ordinary formH1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing swordbright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.תֵּבֵ֑לtevelhabitable partתֵּבֵלnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “habitable part”, the ordinary formH8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestinehabitable part, world.רָגְזָ֖הragezahstand in aweרָגַזverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “stand in awe”, a completed actionH7264to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁvatirashand make afraidרָעַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and make afraid”, the next action in the storyH7493to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(77-19) The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

The voice of Thy thunder [is] in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh.

World English Bible

The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.

Darby Translation

The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind, lightnings lit up the world; the earth was troubled and it quaked.

Douay-Rheims

And they tempted God in their hearts, by asking meat for their desires.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(77-19) The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The voice of thy thunder was abroad, and around thy lightnings appeared to the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φωνὴ τῆς βροντῆς σου ἐν τῷ τροχῷ· ἔφαναν αἱ ἀστραπαί σου τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, ἐσαλεύθη καὶ ἔντρομος ἐγενήθη ἡ γῆ.