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1The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
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The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)The foundation of all religion is laid in this truth, That the Lord reigns . God governs the world by his providence, governs the church by his grace, and both by his Son. We are to believe not only that the Lord lives , but that the Lord reigns . This is the triumph of the Christian church, and here it was the triumph of the Jewish church, that Jehovah was their King; and hence it is inferred, Le…
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