Psalms 29:9 - Exposition

The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve. Plutarch says, "Shepherds accustom their flocks in a thunderstorm to keep together, and put their heads in the same direction; for such as are left alone and separated from the rest through terror cast their young" ('Sympos.,' Quest. 2.). And Pliny, "Solitary sheep cast their lambs in thunderstorms; the remedy is to keep the flock together, since it helps them to have company." A traveller in South Africa observes, "In Bechuanaland, when there are heavy thunderstorms, the antelopes flee in consternation; and the poor Bechuanas start off on the morning following such a storm in quest of the young which have been cast through horror". And discovereth the forests ; or, strippeth the forests. Denudes them of their leaves and branches. And in his temple doth every one speak of his glory ; i.e. his grand temple, or palace ( heykal ), of heaven and earth. In this temple "every one," or rather everything , all that is in it. is continually speaking of his glory (literally, "says, Glory!").