詩篇 29:3-5 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

The glorious sceptre of universal power. There are many productions of poets and poetesses, celebrating the grandeur of nature, and the glory of God as manifested in the works of his hands; but there are none which, even in a poetical point of view, surpass those in Job 26:1-14 ; Job 28:1-28 ; Job 38:1-41 .; Isaiah 40:1-31 .; Psalms 104:1-35 ; Psalms 19:1-14 ; Psalms 147:1-20 ; and that in the psalm before us now, which rises to the very noblest heights of Hebrew poetry, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

The works and the Word of God should not be separated. They are both revelations, and the one is necessary to the right interpretation of the other. If we study God's works by themselves, we are apt to forget God's Word, and so forget God himself. If, on the other hand, we confine ourselves to God's Word, we are in danger of falling into a similar error—that of forgetting God's presence in his works, and so turning the world without us into a world without God. The psalmist shows us a more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

The thunderstorm. Compare this with the nineteenth and eighth psalms—all nature psalms. This is a wonderful description of a thunderstorm. I. THE OMNIPOTENCE OF GOD IN NATURE INSPIRES THE DEVOUT MIND WITH THE SPIRIT OF WORSHIP . Inspires the common mind with fear. The scientific mind with inquiry. Inflames the imagination of the poetic mind. But fills the devout mind with the spirit of worship of the great invisible Creator. "Give unto the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:3

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters . The description of God's might in the thunderstorm now begins with one of the sudden transitions which David loves. "The voice of the Lord"—already identified with the thunder in Psalms 18:13 —is suddenly heard muttering in the height of heaven, "upon the waters;" i.e. the waters stored in the clouds that float on high in the air. The God of glory —the God set forth in Psalms 18:1 , Psalms 18:2 — thundereth . It is he himself, according... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:4

The voice of the Lord is powerful ; literally, in power, or with power ( LXX ; ἐν ἰσχύΐ ). The voice of the Lord is full of majesty ; literally, in majesty , or with majesty. Two somewhat distant crashes, each louder than the preceding one, are thought to be represented—the storm sweeping on, and gradually drawing nearer and more near. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:5

The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars . At length down swoops the hurricane—wind and rain and forked flashes of lightning all blended together, and violently tearing through the forest. The tall cedars—the pride and glory of Syria and Palestine—are snapped like reeds, and fall in a tangled mass. The Lord , who erstwhile "planted them" (Psalm cir. 16), now breaketh the cedars of Lebanon— breaketh and destroyeth them in his fury. Such storms, though rare in Palestine and Syria, are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:3

The voice of the Lord - The voice of Yahweh. There can be no doubt that the expression here, which is seven times repeated in the psalm, “the voice of Jehovah,” refers to thunder; and no one can fail to see the appropriateness of the expression. In heavy thunder it seems as if God spake. It comes from above. It fills us with awe. We know, indeed, that thunder as well as the other phenomena in the world, is produced by what are called “natural causes;” that there is no miracle in thunder; and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:4

The voice of the Lord is powerful - Margin, as in Hebrew: “in power.” That is, is mighty; or, has strength. Allusion may be made to what seems to be the effect of thunder in prostrating trees, or tearing off their limbs, or it may be merely to the loud sound of the thunder.Is full of majesty - Margin, as in Hebrew, “in majesty.” That is, it is grand, sublime, overpowering. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:5

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 really produced by the lightning. It, is now fully known that the effect here referred to is not produced by thunder, but by the rapid passage of the electric fluid as it passes from the cloud to the earth. that power is so great as to rive the oak or the cedar; to twist off their limbs; to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:3

Psalms 29:3. The voice of the Lord That is, thunder, frequently so called; is upon the waters Upon the seas, where its noise spreads far and wide, and is very terrible; or rather above the clouds, which are sometimes called waters, as Genesis 1:7; Psalms 18:11, because they are of a watery substance, and frequently much water is contained in them. And this circumstance is noticed here as being of considerable importance to magnify the divine power, which displays itself in these... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:3

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