Psalms 29:1 «A Psalm of David. » Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Ver. 1. _Give unto the Lord_] _Verbo et confessione,_ saith Kimchi. By word and confession, as Jos 7:19 Jeremiah 13:16; acknowledge him the King immortal, invisible, &c., and yourselves his vass... [ Continue Reading ]
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Ver. 2. _Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name_] Which yet you cannot do, for his name is above all praise, _Nominatissimam et celeberrimam_ (Jan.), Psalms 148:13, but you must aim at it. The Rabbis... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. Ver. 3. _The voice of the Lord is upon the waters_] Thunder is here called, and fitly, the voice of the Lord (being brought, as one instance of those many other glorious works of his in nature),... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty. Ver. 4. _The voice of the Lord is powerful_] So that it shaketh heaven and earth, Hebrews 12:26. _Cogitent ergo principes quantum infra Deum subsidant, &c. (Validum est et vehemens tonitru._ Vat. Beza). Let those that... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. Ver. 5. _The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars_] _i.e._ The thunder, and those things that either go before it or follow it, as lightnings, thunder bolts, storms, tempest, &c., breaking and turning up by th... [ Continue Reading ]
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. Ver. 6. _He maketh them also to skip like a calf_] Young living creatures are full of motion. God by his thunder and earthquake thereupon (for so the Hebrews understand it) maketh not only those huge trees, the splint... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. Ver. 7. The voice of the Lord divideth (Heb. cutteth out) the flames of fire] _i.e._ The lightniugs, which the thunder is said to strike, or cut out, because it causeth them to shoot and glide; it immediately followeth one flash, and goeth before a... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. Ver. 8. _The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness_] _i.e._ The beasts abiding in the wildernesses; the most savage creatures, those that lie in woods, and are most fearless of men, are put to pain by thunde... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of [his] glory. Ver. 9. _The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve_] Which they naturally do not without a great deal of difficulty, Job 39:4,6. _See Trapp on "Job "39:4"_ _See... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. Ver. 10. _The Lord sitteth upon the flood_] He reigned in that general deluge in Noah's days, Genesis 6:7, and doth still over those horrible inundations that follow upon thunder and strong tempests; ruling that raging element, a... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. Ver. 11. _The Lord will give strength unto his people_] To bear up their hearts in time of thunder or other terrible occurrences, _In tempore tonitru_ (Aben Ezra). _ The Lord will bless his people with peace_]... [ Continue Reading ]