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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

In this psalm we have, I. A demand of the homage of the great men of the earth to be paid to the great God. Every clap of thunder David interpreted as a call to himself and other princes to give glory to the great God. Observe, 1. Who they are that are called to this duty: ?O you mighty (Ps. 29:1), you sons of the mighty, who have power, and on whom that power is devolved by succession and inheritance, who have royal blood running in your veins!? It is much for the honour of the great God that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 29:6

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 that leaps and skips about; Lebanon and Sirion, like a young unicorn ; that is, these mountains move and skip about through the force of thunder, and the violence of an earthquake attending it; so historians report that mountains have moved from place to place, and they have met and dashed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 29:6

He maketh them also to skip like a calf (comp. Psalms 18:7 ). As the thunder crashes and rolls and reverberates among the mountains, it seems as though the mountains themselves shook, and were moved from their places. This is expressed with extreme vividness, though no doubt with truly Oriental hyperbole, in the present passage. Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn ; rather, like a young wild ox. Lebanon and Sirion, or Hermon ( Deuteronomy 3:9 ), are the two principal... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:6

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 hills?” The meaning is plain. The lightning tore off the large branches, and uprooted the loftiest trees, so that they seemed to play and dance like calves in their gambols. Nothing could be more strikingly descriptive of “power.”Lebanon and Sirion - Sirion was the name by which Mount Hermon was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:4-6

Psalms 29:4-6. 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 destroyed trees and towers. The cedars of Lebanon A place famous for strong and lofty cedars. He maketh them also The cedars last mentioned; to skip like a calf For, being broken by the lightning, the fragments of them are suddenly and violently hurled about hither and thither;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

Psalms 29:0 God in the stormOn the occasion referred to here a furious storm displays to people something of the might and glory of God. The writer sees the storm approaching from the sea, bursting in its fury on the forest regions, then passing on into the barren areas to the south. He begins the psalm by urging heavenly beings to join with people on earth to worship God for his majesty and power (1-2).The psalmist sees the storm gathering over the sea and approaching with the sound of loud... read more

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