4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. …
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. …
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Thunder and lightning, which usually go together, are sensible indications of the glory and majesty, the power and terror, of Almighty God, one to the ear and the other to the eye; in these God leaves not himself without witness of his greatness, as, in the rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, he leaves not himself without witness of his goodness (Acts 14:17), even to the most stupid and unthink…
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