George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 29:3
Healed me. I expected to die every moment, and I had made choice of the scourge of pestilence, that I might not be more screened than my subjects, 2 Kings xxiv. 13. (Calmet)
Healed me. I expected to die every moment, and I had made choice of the scourge of pestilence, that I might not be more screened than my subjects, 2 Kings xxiv. 13. (Calmet)
Verse Psalms 29:3. _THE VOICE OF THE LORD_] THUNDER, so called, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:28-2; Job 37:4;...
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...
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._...
VOICE. thunder. Figure of speech _Epibole_ or _Anaphora._ App-6. Seven times: verses: Psalms 29:3; Psalms 29:4; Psalms 29:4; Psalms 3:5;...
_The voice of the Lord_ So thunder is called in Exodus 9:23 ff.; Psalms 18:13; &c. Cp. Revelation 10:3 f. _upon the waters_ Hardly the sea, as though the storm were represented as coming in from the M...
The exhibition of Jehovah's power which is the ground of the opening call to praise. His voice is heard in the pealing of the thunder above the storm-clouds (Psalms 29:3); the storm bursts, it shatter...
THE VOICE OF THE LORD IS UPON THE WATERS— _The voice of the Lord was over the waters,_ (_the God of glory thundered_) _of the Lord, over great waters._ This, with the deluge mentioned Psalms 29:10., s...
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 VOICE OF THE LORD IS UPON THE WATERS: THE GOD OF GLORY THUNDERETH: THE LORD IS UPON MANY WATERS._ One, singled out of many grounds, why the sons of God in heaven and those on earth should "give...
THE VOICE OF THE LORD] the thunder. The phrase occurs seven times in the Ps. THE WATERS] not of the sea, but of the storm-cloud: see Psalms 18:11....
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 VOICE. — The invocation to the angels over, the storm bursts, and seven successive peals of thunder mark its course of fury and destruction. It is first heard rolling over the waters from the west...
קֹ֥ול יְהוָ֗ה עַל ־הַ֫ מָּ֥יִם אֵֽל ־הַ
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...
The (b) voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. (b) The thunder claps that are heard out of the clouds should make the wicked tremble for...
These are all so many various descriptions of the astonishing power of God. By the voice of God in the kingdom of nature, no doubt, is meant the operations of God in nature. The thunder and the lightn...
3._The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. _David now rehearses the wonders of nature which I have previously referred to; and well indeed does he celebrate the power of God as well as his goodness,...
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 VOICE OF THE LORD [IS] UPON THE WATERS,.... What follows concerning thunder, the voice of the Lord, gives so many reasons why he should have glory given him and be worshipped; the Heathens y paid...
The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. Ver. 3. _The voice of the Lord is upon the waters_] Thunder is here called, and fitly, the voi...
_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 so...
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...
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters, the voice of Jehovah, thundering mightily, over the vapors of the clouds, with their heavy load of water; THE GOD OF GLORY THUNDERETH; THE LORD IS UPON MANY W...
MANY WATERS: Or, great waters...
THE VOICE OF THE LORD, i.e. thunder, as is manifest from the next clause, and the following effects; which is oft called the Lord's voice, as EXODUS 9:23,28,29 JOB 37:4,5 PSA 18:14 46:6. Upon the wate...
Psalms 29:3 voice H6963 LORD H3068 waters H4325 God H410 glory H3519 thunders H7481 (H8689) LORD H3068 many...
A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE MIGHTY AND UNFORGETTABLE STORM (PSALMS 29:3). The Psalmist now vividly describes the power and awesomeness of the storm, and ends up with visualising true believers shelteri...
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 voice of the Lord is upon the waters._ THE VOICE OF JEHOVAH UPON THE WATERS The very pathway of the Lord’s people is said to be “through the waters”; and they are a people “that do business in...
_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 29:3 The thunderstorm represents of the VOICE OF THE LORD. The reader should imagine a magnificent storm coming eastward from the Mediterranean and sweeping through Israel, from t...
[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 Samuel 7:10; Acts 7:2; Exodus 19:16; Exodus 9:28; Exodus 9:33;...
The waters — Above in the clouds, which are called waters, Genesis 1:7; Psalms 18:11. The Divine power displays itself in those high places, which are far above the reach of all earthly potentates. Ma...