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Verse Psalms 29:5. _BREAKETH THE CEDARS_] Very tall trees attract the
lightning from the clouds, by which they are often torn to pieces.
_Woods_ and _forests_ give dreadful proof of this after a
thund...
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BREAKETH THE CEDARS - The thunder prostrates the lofty trees of the
forest. The psalmist speaks as things appeared, attributing, as was
natural, and as was commonly done, that to the thunder which was...
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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...
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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._...
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CEDARS OF LEBANON— This may be an allegorical description of the
conquest over the Syrians, who lived near Lebanon. See Psalms 92:12. 2
Samuel 8 Samuel 8 and Grotius....
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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...
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_THE VOICE OF THE LORD BREAKETH THE CEDARS; YEA, THE LORD BREAKETH THE
CEDARS OF LEBANON._
The voice ... the cedars. "The cedars" are specified, being the
stateliest of trees; among them those of Leb...
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THE CEDARS] the strongest trees, yet riven in the thunderstorm....
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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...
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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...
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_(_5_)_ THE VOICE OF THE LORD BREAKETH. — Better more literally,
_The voice of Jehovah breaking the cedars, and Jehovah hath shivered
the cedars of Lebanon._ (The verb in the second clause is an inten...
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קֹ֣ול יְ֭הוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים וַ
יְשַׁבֵּ֥ר...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The (c) voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh
the cedars of Lebanon.
(c) That is, the thunderbolt breaks the most strong trees, and will
men think their power able to resist G...
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_Saints. Hebrew, "who have obtained mercy." Priests and faithful
people come to return thanks, because God has turned away the scourge.
(Calmet) --- Memory, or name, Exodus iii. 15. (Calmet) --- It is...
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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...
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5._The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars. _We see how the prophet,
in order to subdue the stubbornness of men, shows, by every word, that
God is terrible. He also seems to rebuke, in passing, the m...
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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...
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THE VOICE OF THE LORD BREAKETH THE CEDARS,.... Such an effect thunder
has upon the tallest, strongest, and largest trees, as to break them
into shivers;
YEA, THE LORD BREAKETH THE CEDARS OF LEBANON;...
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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 befor...
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_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...
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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...
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The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the
cedars of Lebanon, the mighty giants of the forests being laid low
before the storm wind, just as many a wise and mighty person in...
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By thunder-bolts; which have oft thrown down trees and towers.
LEBANON; a place famous for strong and lofty cedars. See 2 CHRONICLES
2:8 SONG OF SOLOMON 3:9, SONG OF SOLOMON 5:15....
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Psalms 29:5 voice H6963 LORD H3068 breaks H7665 (H8799) cedars H730
LORD H3068 splinters H7665 (H8762) cedars...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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[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...
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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 ...
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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....
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Isaiah 2:13...
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Lebanon — A place famous for strong and lofty cedars....