King James Bible
"Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth."
The psalmist uses earthquake imagery to depict God's powerful response to David's cry for help. This theophanic language, common in ancient Near Eastern literature, portrays creation itself reacting to divine intervention. Even the most stable elements of creation—mountain foundations—are destabilized by God's presence. This intensification emphasizes that nothing in the natural world can remain unmoved when the Creator acts. God's anger is directed at David's enemies and the forces of injustice. His wrath motivates the cosmic upheaval, revealing that the preceding natural phenomena are not random but purposeful expressions of divine judgment.