8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-51)Let us observe, in this song of praise, I. How David adores God, and gives him the glory of his infinite perfections. There is none like him, nor any to be compared with him (2 Sam. 22:32): Who is God, save the Lord ? All others that are adored as deities are counterfeits and pretenders. None is to be relied on but he. Who is a rock, save our God ? They are dead, but the Lord liveth , 2 Sam. 22:47…
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