Them — The cedars; which being broken by the thunder, the parts of them are suddenly and violently hurled hither and thither. Sirion — An high mountain beyond Jordan joining to Lebanon. Lebanon and Sirion are said to skip or leap, both here, and Psalms 114:4, by a poetical hyperbole.
HE MAKETH THEM ALSO TO SKIP LIKE A CALF - That is, the cedars of Lebanon. Compare Psalms 114:4, “The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.” Psalms 68:16, “why leap ye, ye high...
Psalms 29 The judgment Storm _ 1. Give unto the Lord the glory of His Name (Psalms 29:1)_ 2. The day of the Lord described as a thunderstorm (Psalms 29:3) 3. The calm after the storm--the Lord is...
XXIX. Yahweh's glory in the storm (Psalms 29:1): He is enthroned for the protection of His people (Psalms 29:10 f.). PSALMS 29:1. THE SONS OF GOD (_mg._) are superhuman beings (_cf._...
SIRION. Hermon. Compare Deuteronomy 3:9. UNICORN. the bull-calf of wild oxen. Compare Psalms 22:21.Job 39:9....
_them_ Not the cedars, but the mountains generally, to be understood from _Lebanon_and _Sirion_in the next line. Cp. Psalms 114:4; Psalms 114:6; Psalms 18:7 ff. _Sirion_ The old Sidonian name for Herm...
The exhibition of Jehovah's power which is the ground of the opening call to praise. His voice is heard in the pealing of the thunder above the storm-clouds (Psalms 29:3); the storm bursts, it shatter...
AND SIRION— A high mountain on the other side of the river Jordan, near the country of the Ammonites, known also by the names of _Hemnon_ and _Shenir._ See Deuteronomy 3:9. Bishop Hare thinks the pass...
PSALMS 29 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Glory in the Temple and in the Tempest: Jehovah's Kingship of Judgment in the Past and of Blessing in the Future. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 29:1-2, Angels Called to Wor...
_HE MAKETH THEM ALSO TO SKIP LIKE A CALF; LEBANON AND SIRION LIKE A YOUNG UNICORN._ He maketh them ... - "He maketh them" (namely, the cedars Psalms 29:5) to move to and fro, with the hills on which...
29:6 Sirion (h-12) Hermon in Deuteronomy 3:9 ....
THEM] the mountains which the thunder shakes, besides breaking the trees that grow on them. SIRION] Hermon. Lebanon and Her-mon are the highest mountains in Palestine. UNICORN] RV 'wild-ox.'...
This is a Nature-Psalm, calling on the angels to praise God (Psalms 29:1), describing the manifestation of His power in the thunderstorm (Psalms 29:3) and the flood (Psalms 29:10), and ending with an...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
Those trees that are not snapped off, bending to the storm, and swaying in the wind, seem to bound like wild buffaloes. (Comp. Psalms 114:4.) SIRION, according to Deuteronomy 3:9 (which see), was the...
וַ יַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמֹו ־עֵ֑גֶל לְבָנֹ֥ון וְ֝...
Psalms 29:1 THE core of this psalm is the magnificent description of the thunderstorm rolling over the whole length of the land. That picture is framed by two verses of introduction and two of conclus...
PEACE AFTER STORM Psalms 29:1 This is a perfect specimen of Hebrew poetry, describing the march of a thunder-storm over Palestine from north to south. _ The prelude,_ Psalms 29:1, is addressed to th...
This is a wonderful picture of a storm, viewed from the standpoint of one who is supremely conscious of Jehovah. The great name occurs oftener in this psalm than in any other in this first book, being...
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and (d) Sirion like a young unicorn. (d) Called also Hermon....
Wrath, which is a short fury. (Menochius) (Isaias liv. 7.) --- Hebrew, "momentary is his indignation;" or rather, "from his indignation comes destruction," roga, as the Septuagint constantly (Haydock)...
These are all so many various descriptions of the astonishing power of God. By the voice of God in the kingdom of nature, no doubt, is meant the operations of God in nature. The thunder and the lightn...
Psalms 29 summons the mighty to hear the mightier voice of Jehovah, to own Him and worship before Him according to the holy order of His house, celebrating the power of His voice in universal creation...
HE MAKETH THEM ALSO TO SKIP LIKE A CALF,.... That is, the cedars, the branches being broken off, or they torn up by the roots, and tossed about by the wind; which motion is compared to that of a calf...
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...
_The voice of the Lord is full of majesty_ Is a very awful and evident proof of God's glorious majesty. _Breaketh the cedars_ By lightning, vulgarly called thunderbolts; which have torn asunder and de...
THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF GOD'S VOICE IN HIS WORD. A psalm of David, the writing of which may have been occasioned by a terrible thunderstorm, but the description of which goes beyond the natural plane t...
He maketh them also to skip like a calf, the mighty forests waving and bowing in the wind; LEBANON AND SIRION LIKE A YOUNG UNICORN, like the young of the wild oxen or buffaloes, Sirion being Mount Her...
HE MAKETH THEM; the cedars last mentioned; which being broken by the thunder, the parts of them are suddenly and violently hurled about hither and thither. SIRION; a high mountain beyond Jordan joinin...
Psalms 29:6 skip H7540 (H8686) calf H5695 Lebanon H3844 Sirion H8303 young H1121 ox H7214 skip -...
A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE MIGHTY AND UNFORGETTABLE STORM (PSALMS 29:3). The Psalmist now vividly describes the power and awesomeness of the storm, and ends up with visualising true believers shelteri...
CONTENTS: Adoration of God's mighty power. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Let the crowns, the great ones of earth, acknowledge their dependence upon God and join in worship to the blessed and o...
Psalms 29:3. _The voice of the Lord,_ as heard in a tremendous storm of thunder and hail. The clouds at such a time assume peculiar forms, being charged with the electric fluid, which is diffused thro...
_Give unto the Lord glory and strength._ THE GLORY OF GOD’S GOVERNMENT IN THE NATURAL WORLD This psalm has been explained, but without sufficient reason, as telling of the power and progress of the G...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 29:1. This is a hymn of praise to God for his awesome power. A thunderstorm serves as a visible representation of God’s majestic voice. It seems reasonable to suppose that s...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 29:3 The thunderstorm represents of the VOICE OF THE LORD. The reader should imagine a magnificent storm coming eastward from the Mediterranean and sweeping through Israel, from t...
[1] Note.—Thunder is extremely rare in Palestine during summer. Hence the miracle wrought by Samuel at the time of wheat-harvest must have made the greater impression on the people (1 Samuel 12:17). T...
EXPOSITION THIS is a psalm of praise to God, and at the same time one intended to comfort and cheer his people. It consists of three parts: (1) An introduction (Psalms 29:1, Psalms 29:2), in which ...
Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give to the LORD the glory that is due unto his name (Psalms 29:1-2); We have told you how that they reverence the name of God....
Deuteronomy 3:9; Habakkuk 3:6; Jeremiah 4:23; Numbers 23:22;...