Psalms 29:7-8

The voice of the Lord divideth the flames, &c.— i.e. Casteth out several slashes of lightning: the original word חצב chotseb signifies to cut out, divide, or distribute; so the thunder, or, the voice of the Lord, is said to send forth the lightning; which is, indeed, the precursor of the thunder; the cause and not the effect of it. The thunder, however, or voice of the Lord, is here with great beauty and propriety considered as that which commands and distributes the lightning. Shaketh the wilderness, is rendered by Bishop Hare, maketh the desart tremble. Respecting Kadesh, See Numbers 33:36.