Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, literally, "sons of gods," that is, the rulers, the governments of the world, GIVE UNTO THE LORD GLORY AND STRENGTH, offering Him this tribute as the King of kings and Lord of lords.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 to show the power of the voice of God in overcoming even the mightiest forces and people of the world... [ Continue Reading ]
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name, to the revelation of His divine majesty and power; WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS, in holy attire, as priests clothed for the ministry and worship of Jehovah, ready to give Him homage and to exalt Him. And now David shows how the Word of Go... [ Continue Reading ]
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 WATERS, the heavy, lowering clouds of the advancing storm being indicated. But David, in the voice of... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty, going forth invested with these qualities, Hebrews 4:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon, the mighty giants of the forests being laid low before the storm wind, just as many a wise and mighty person in this world has been overcome by the Word of Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
He maketh them also to skip like a calf, the mighty forests waving and bowing in the wind; LEBANON AND SIRION LIKE A YOUNG UNICORN, like the young of the wild oxen or buffaloes, Sirion being Mount Hermon, the loftiest peak in the eastern range of Lebanon.... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire, the lightning preceding the thunder cutting through the air like immense sparks of fire; even so does the Word of the Lord burn in the hearts of men with a mighty, devouring, and sustaining flame.... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness, the mighty thunder making the mighty wilderness tremble as in an earthquake; THE LORD SHAKETH THE WILDERNESS OF KADESH, that of the Arabian Desert west of Edom, in whose desolate regions such a storm makes an unusual impression of grandeur. Thus the Word... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, in a premature delivery, brought on by the terror of the storm, AND DISCOVERETH THE FORESTS, stripping them bare, the very peelings of the bark being taken off by the lightning. AND IN HIS TEMPLE, in the great palace of His might, both on earth and in... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord sitteth upon the flood, He sat upon the throne of His judgment when He condemned the godless world and punished the wicked through the catastrophe of the Flood; YEA, THE LORD SITTETH KING FOREVER, and all those who haughtily reject His Word will feel the power of His anger.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord will give strength unto His people, sustaining His own children, those united with Him in true fellowship, Isaiah 45:24; THE LORD WILL BLESS HIS PEOPLE WITH PEACE, with the peace of God, which passes all understanding. as given through the glorious Gospel of God's mercy in Christ Jesus, Phi... [ Continue Reading ]