Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Psalms 29:4
Powerful; full of majesty. — Better literally, as in LXX. and Vulg., in might, in majesty.
Powerful; full of majesty. — Better literally, as in LXX. and Vulg., in might, in majesty.
Verse Psalms 29:4. IS _POWERFUL_] There is no agent in universal nature so powerful as the electric fluid. It destroys life, tears castles and towers to pieces, rends the strongest oaks, and cleaves...
THE VOICE OF THE LORD IS POWERFUL - Margin, as in Hebrew: “in power.” That is, is mighty; or, has strength. Allusion may be made to what seems to be the effect of thunder in prostrating trees, or tear...
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._...
POWERFUL. with power. FULL OF. with....
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...
is _powerful_… is _full of majesty_ Lit. _is with power … is with majesty_....
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 POWERFUL; THE VOICE OF THE LORD IS FULL OF MAJESTY._ The voice ... powerful ... majesty - Hebrew, 'is in power,' 'is in majesty.' The "in" [bª-] implies that 'power' and "ma...
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...
קֹול ־יְהוָ֥ה בַּ † כֹּ֑חַ קֹ֥ול יְ֝הוָ֗ה...
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...
_Hell. Preserving me from great dangers of sinning, (Worthington) or from death. --- Saved. Hebrew, "granted me life." This may all be explained of Christ's resurrection. (Calmet)_...
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 [IS] POWERFUL,.... Or "with power" a; as thunder, in the effect of it, shows; and so is the Gospel, when it comes, not in word only, but is attended with the power of God to the...
The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty. Ver. 4. _The voice of the Lord is powerful_] So that it shaketh heaven and earth, Hebrews 12:26. _Cogitent ergo princi...
_The voice of the Lord is full of majesty_ Is a very awful and evident proof of God's glorious majesty. _Breaketh the cedars_ By lightning, vulgarly called thunderbolts; which have torn asunder and de...
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....
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...
POWERFUL: _ Heb._ in power FULL OF MAJESTY: _ Heb._ in Majesty...
Is an evident proof of God's glorious majesty....
Psalms 29:4 voice H6963 LORD H3068 powerful H3581 voice H6963 LORD H3068 majesty H1926 powerful - Heb. in power,...
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....
Ezekiel 10:5; Isaiah 66:6; Jeremiah 51:15; Jeremiah 51:16; Job 26:11