Text -- Psalms 68:8 (NET)

68:8 the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 68:8

¹ tn Heb “this one of Sinai.” The phrase is a divine title, perhaps indicating that the Lord rules from Sinai.

² sn The language of vv. 7-8 is reminiscent of Judg 5:4-5, which tells how the God of Sinai came in the storm and annihilated the Canaanite forces led by Sisera. The presence of allusion does not mean, however, that this is a purely historical reference. The psalmist is describing God’s typical appearance as a warrior in terms of his prior self-revelation as ancient events are reactualized in the psalmist’s experience. (For a similar literary technique, see Hab 3.)