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Did Bible Verse Predict String of Recent Quakes, Volcano, & Foam?

Many people online are engaging in heated debate over a bible verse that some argue is a direct reference to the recent string of violent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador, the subsequent volcano eruption, and even the mysterious “earthquake foam” flooding Japanese streets. The bible verse in question is Psalm 46:3, and reads as follows: …Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.… Internet users argue that much of the passage is speaking directly of the events of the past week. The “mountains slip into the heart of the sea” is a reference to the earthquakes all being on the Pacific ocean’s ring of fire. Also, Japan’s earthquake epicenter was a coastal town. Many supporters of the bible verse theory claim that the “foam” reference is in direct correlation to the mysterious foam that appeared all over the streets of cities affected by the Earthquake in Japan just hours after the rumble. [...]