Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 29:10
The LORD sitteth upon the (k) flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
(k) To moderate the rage of the tempests and waters that they not destroy all.
The LORD sitteth upon the (k) flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
(k) To moderate the rage of the tempests and waters that they not destroy all.
Verse Psalms 29:10. _THE LORD SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD_] יהוה למבול ישב _Jehovah lammabbul yasheb_, "Jehovah sat upon the deluge." It was Jehovah that commanded those waters to be upon the earth. He di...
THE LORD SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD - God is enthroned upon the flood, or presides over it. The obvious meaning is, that God is enthroned upon the storm, or presides over that which produces such constern...
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._...
SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD. Corresponding with Psalms 29:3. "sat enthroned at the flood", referring to Genesis. Hebrew. _mabbul,_ from _yabal,_ to flow. Occurs only here and Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:6;...
The Lord sat _as king_at the Flood; yea, the Lord sitteth as king for ever (R.V.). According to the A.V. _the flood_appears to mean the deluge of rain which falls in the storm. But the word _mabbûl_...
Conclusion. The storm passes, but HE whose glory it declares is the Eternal King, the Judge of the world, the Guardian of His people. Awful as is His power, they need not fear. To them it speaks of pe...
THE LORD SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD— _The Lord sat upon the deluge._ "The Lord sat, and shall for ever sit, king over all this tremendous scene of desolation; directing it as he pleases, to the good of hi...
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...
_THE LORD SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD; YEA, THE LORD SITTETH KING FOR EVER._ The conclusion applies to the case of God's people the lesson of confidence in the power of Yahweh their God, to be derived fro...
29:10 flood; (b-5) The word used in Genesis 6:17 of the deluge....
SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD] RV 'sat _as king_ at the Flood,' the great traditional convulsion of nature (Genesis 7:8), which revealed God's mercy as well as His power and wrath. The attributes then disclo...
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...
THE LORD SITTETH. — Better, _Jehovah was throned upon the flood, and Jehovah will be throned a king for ever._ The word translated “flood” is exclusively, except in this place, applied to the Deluge ...
יְ֭הוָה לַ † מַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב וַ יֵּ֥שֶׁב...
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...
PSALM XXIX. (EXALTABO TE DOMINE.) David praiseth God for his deliverance, and his merciful dealings with him. Profit. The wicked on his death bed, cannot pray thus, as the justice of God is interest...
What a beautiful thought to quiet every troubled mind, arises out of this view of the Lord. Let what will arise, or what storm soever, Jesus governs all. It is he which sitteth upon the circle of the...
_THE BLESSING OF PEACE_ ‘The Lord shall give His people the blessing of peace.’ Psalms 29:10 (Prayer Book Version) I. OF ALL THE BLESSINGS WHICH GOD BESTOWS UPON HIS CHILDREN, THERE ARE FEW MORE TO...
10._Jehovah sitteth upon the flood. _Some think that David here alludes to that memorable instance of God’s vengeance, when he drowned the world at once by the flood, (618) and thus testified to all a...
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...
THE LORD SITTETH UPON THE FLOOD,.... Noah's flood; which is always designed by the word here used, the Lord sat and judged the old world for its wickedness, and brought a flood upon them, and destroye...
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 th...
_The Lord sitteth upon the flood_ He moderates and rules the most abundant and violent effusions of waters which are sometimes poured from the clouds, and fall upon the earth, where they cause inundat...
The Lord sitteth upon the flood, He sat upon the throne of His judgment when He condemned the godless world and punished the wicked through the catastrophe of the Flood; YEA, THE LORD SITTETH KING FOR...
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 moderateth and ruleth (which is oft signified by sitting, this being the posture of a judge, or ruler; of which see PSALMS 9:7 47:8 JOEL 3:12) the most abundant and violent inundations of waters, w...
Psalms 29:10 LORD H3068 sat H3427 (H8804) Flood H3999 LORD H3068 sits H3427 (H8799) King H4428 forever...
THIS MIGHTY PHENOMENON, AND ITS LIMITATION, ARISES BECAUSE YHWH IS SEATED IN POWER IN CONTROL OF HIS CREATION, PARADOXICALLY AIMING THROUGH THE STORM TO GIVE STRENGTH TO HIS PEOPLE AND TO GIVE THEM PE...
Psalms 29:10 I. The form of the expression brings before us the peculiar conception of the universe in the ancient Hebrew mind. Even in the narrative of the Creation in Genesis the waters above the fi...
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...
_The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever: _ GOD’S THRONE UPON THE FLOOD; OR, DIVINE CONTROL There is a well-known line of an English poet, which tells us to “look throug...
_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 29:10 The temple (v. Psalms 29:9) is the place where God SITS ENTHRONED ...
[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....
1 Timothy 1:17; Daniel 2:44; Genesis 6:17; Genesis 8:1; Genesis 8:2;...
The flood — The most violent waters, which sometimes fall from the clouds upon the earth. These are fitly mentioned, as being many times the companions of great thunders. And this may be alleged as an...