Psalms 144:5 - Exposition

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down . The strain changes. From praise of God's loving-kindness and might, the psalmist proceeds to invoke his aid. Taking his metaphors from Psalms 18:9 . "Bow thy heavens, O Lord," he says, "and come down" to earth—appear in thy might, to the discomfiture of thy enemies and the relief of thy faithful ones. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke . Do as thou wert pleased to do at Sinai, when thou showedst thyself—"Touch the mountains, and let a smoke go up from them" (see Exodus 19:16 , Exodus 19:18 ; Deuteronomy 4:11 ; Psalms 18:7-14 )—a consuming fire, that shall burn up the ungodly.