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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 29:4

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 think themselves some great business consider God's infinite power, putting forth itself in thunders and tempests, and they will soon be crest fallen.

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty] Heb. in majesty; it is magnificent and immutable, though some fools have attempted to imitate it (as a certain king of Egypt, and Caligula, the emperor), by certain engines and devices.

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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