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HIS LIGHTNINGS ENLIGHTENED THE WORLD ... - See the notes at Psalms
77:18. Compare Psalms 104:32; Habakkuk 3:6....
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Psalms 97
His Glorious Reign
_ 1. Jehovah reigneth (Psalms 97:1)_
2. In righteousness and with glory (Psalms 97:6)
He reigneth! Earth and the multitude of isles will now rejoice, for He
whose righ...
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XCVII. YAHWEH IN THE STORM. The appearance of Yahweh is described in
terms of primitive religion, when He was the God of fire and tempest,
earthquake and volcano. These traits are retained, but united...
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THE WORLD. the habitable world. Hebrew. _tebel._...
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Psalms 92-97
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day.
ANALYSIS
Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King.
Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King.
Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the...
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His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
HIS LIGHTNINGS ENLIGHTENED THE WORLD: THE EARTH SAW, AND TREMBLED -
drawn from . The bare sight of thee caused the earth to tremb...
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This is another 'theocratic' Ps., declaring how God has taken
vengeance on His enemies in a way to which all nature responded
(Psalms 97:2), denouncing idols and their worshippers (Psalms 97:7),
expre...
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See Psalms 77:16....
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Psalms 90:106
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
*LORD OF FAR-AWAY PEOPLE
PSALMS 97
(THE FOURTH *ROYAL PSALM)
Jesus said, "I have other sheep. They do not live here. I must fetch
them also. And they will hear...
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See Psalms 77:17, from which this is taken....
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הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקָ֣יו תֵּבֵ֑ל רָאֲתָ֖ה
וַ תָּחֵ֣ל...
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Psalms 97:1
THE summons to praise the King with a new song Psalms 96:1 is followed
by this psalm, which repeats the dominant idea of the group, "Jehovah
is King," but from a fresh point of view. It re...
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“BE GLAD IN THE LORD”
Psalms 97:1
The keynote here is the reign of God. To the wicked, it spells misery;
to the believer, it is the inauguration of harmony and joy. It is as
though herald-angels step...
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The reign of Jehovah, while wholly beneficent in purpose and in
ultimate issue, is yet full of terror and of judgment in its process
toward the issue. This is also cause for rejoicing.
The method of...
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His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and (d) trembled.
(d) This fear does not bring the wicked to true obedience, but makes
them run away from God....
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The Psalmist, no doubt, alludes to the Lord's dealings with his people
in the wilderness; but, spiritually considered, the subject ariseth to
a greater degree of sublimity in the view of the conquests...
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In Psalms 97 the coming itself is celebrated; Jehovah has taken to Him
His great power and His reign. The earth and the multitude of isles
are to rejoice. Clouds and darkness are round about Him, for...
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HIS LIGHTNINGS ENLIGHTENED THE WORLD,.... Either the doctrines of the
Gospel, compared thereunto, because of the swift progress they made,
and the large extent of them in the world, in a very little t...
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His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
Ver. 4. _His lightnings enlightened the world_] His apostles, those
_fulmiua Ecclesiastica,_ shall spread gospel light, and amaze pe...
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_A fire goeth before him_, &c. “The judgments of God, and their
effects upon the world, are here set forth, under the usual similitude
of lightning and fire from heaven, causing the earth to tremble,...
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His lightnings enlightened the world; the earth saw and trembled. The
psalmist probably has in mind the great disturbances in nature at the
time of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, but he rightly...
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THE MESSIAH THE KING OF THE WHOLE EARTH.
There can be no doubt that the superscription of this psalm in
Luther's Bible, "Of Christ and His Kingdom," is correct, that it is
Jehovah, the second person...
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1-7 Though many have been made happy in Christ, still there is room.
And all have reason to rejoice in Christ's government. There is a
depth in his counsels, which we must not pretend to fathom; but...
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HIS LIGHTNINGS ENLIGHTENED THE WORLD: this phrase signifies not so
much illumination as terror and judgments, as appears both from the
following words, and from the constant use of the phrase in that...
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Psalms 97:4 lightnings H1300 light H215 (H8689) world H8398 earth H776
sees H7200 (H8804) trembles H2342 ...
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CONTENTS: The comfort of God's people, arising from His sovereign
dominion.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: It is enough to make us rejoice in and adore Jehovah that
His throne is fixed upon t...
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This psalm, which opens like the ninety third and some others, was
composed by David, when the whole of the promised land was given to
him for a kingdom, and when God had also given him rest from his...
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_The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice._
THE REIGN OF GOD OVER THE WORLD
I. The reign of God over the world (Psalms 97:1).
1. His laws are righteous.
2. His purpose is benevolent.
II. The prov...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 97:1. This is a hymn celebrating God’s
kingship over all creation. It focuses on how God’s universal rule
assures the faithful of his final victory over evil and idolatry. T...
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INTRODUCTION
This is another of the series of Psalms which celebrate the advent of
Jehovah as King. There are seven in the series, the ninety-third being
the first, and the hundredth the last. The nin...
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EXPOSITION
ANOTHER liturgical psalm on the advent of Christ The psalmist sees him
take possession of his throne, but, this time, rather in judgment than
in mercy. His accession is described with the u...
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The LORD reigneth (Psalms 97:1);
In the previous psalm, it said, "The Lord reigneth. Say among the
heathen, 'The Lord reigneth.'" I think that this is something that we
often forget in the adverse cir...
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Exodus 19:16; Jeremiah 10:10; Job 9:6; Matthew 27:50; Matthew 27:51;