Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 29:7
Divideth, Heb. heweth out, i.e. it breaketh out of the clouds, and thereby makes way for the lightnings, which are suddenly dispersed over the face of the earth.
Divideth, Heb. heweth out, i.e. it breaketh out of the clouds, and thereby makes way for the lightnings, which are suddenly dispersed over the face of the earth.
Verse Psalms 29:7. _DIVIDETH THE FLAMES OF FIRE._] The forked zigzag lightning is the cause of _thunder_; and in a thunder-storm these lightnings are variously dispersed, smiting houses, towers, trees...
DIVIDETH THE FLAMES OF FIRE - Margin, “cutteth out.” The Hebrew word - חצב _châtsab_ - means properly “to cut, to hew, to hew out;” as, for example, stones. The allusion here is undoubtedly to lightn...
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._...
DIVIDETH THE FLAMES: or, "cleaveth [with] flames of fire": i.e. lightning....
_divideth the flames of fire_ Better, as in R.V., cleaveth the flames of fire; or, as in R.V. marg., _heweth out flames of fire_; a poetical description of the forked lightnings darting from the cloud...
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 DIVIDETH THE FLAMES, &C.— i.e. Casteth out several slashes of lightning: the original word חצב _chotseb_ signifies to _cut out, divide,_ or _distribute;_ so the _thunder,_ or, _t...
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 DIVIDETH THE FLAMES OF FIRE._ Divideth - Hebrew, heweth; i:e., heweth asunder all opponents with the forked lightnings (Psalms 29:5) (Gejer, Hengstenberg). "O arm of the Lord ....
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...
DIVIDETH (RV 'cleaveth,' RM 'heweth') THE FLAMES OF FIRE] The reference is to the sharp, pointed lightning flashes which accompany the thunder. 8. THE WILDERNESS OF KADESH] in the extreme S. of Pales...
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... — Literally, _the voice of Jehovah cleaving flames of fire._ The word is used of hewingstone and wood (Isaiah 10:15). The reference to lightning in this verse is universally admitted, som...
קֹול ־יְהוָ֥ה חֹצֵ֗ב לַהֲבֹ֥ות אֵֽשׁ׃...
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 voice of the LORD divideth the (e) flames of fire. (e) It causes the lightnings to shoot and glide....
_Moved. David thought himself invincible; and, out of vanity, ordered his subjects to be numbered. God shewed his displeasure only for three days, and all was in confusion, ver. 8. (Calmet) --- Though...
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...
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 DIVIDETH THE FLAMES OF FIRE. Or "cutteth with flames of fire" e; that is, the thunder breaks through the clouds with flames of fire, or lightning, as that is sometimes called, P...
The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. Ver. 7. The voice of the Lord divideth (Heb. cutteth out) the flames of fire] _i.e._ The lightniugs, which the thunder is said to strike, or cut out...
_Divideth the flames of fire_ That is, casteth out many flashes of lightning. The Hebrew, חצב, _chatzeb_, signifies _hews_, or _cuts up_, _divides_, or _distributes._ “So the thunder, or voice of the...
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...
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...
DIVIDETH: _ Heb._ cutteth out...
Psalms 29:7 voice H6963 LORD H3068 divides H2672 (H8802) flames H3852 fire H784 divideth - Heb. cutteth out flames -...
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...
_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....
2 Kings 1:10; Exodus 9:23; Job 37:3; Job 38:35; Leviticus 10:2;...
The flames — The lightnings....