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The voice of Yahweh is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.
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God's Powerful Voice in Nature
All commentators agree that "the voice of the Lord" is thunder. The psalmist uses this powerful and awe-inspiring natural event to reveal God's immense power and majesty over creation. As Albert Barnes explains, while God doesn't literally speak in the thunder, it serves as a profound address to humanity about His greatness, our weakness, and our dependence on Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The voice of the Lord - The voice of Yahweh. There can be no doubt that the expression here, which is seven times repeated in the psalm, “th…
19th Century
Anglican
The voice. —Once the invocation to the angels is over, the storm bursts, and seven successive peals of thunder mark its course of …
16th Century
Protestant
The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. David now recounts the wonders of nature to which I have previously referred; and indeed, he cele…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The voice of the Lord [is] upon the waters What follows concerning thunder, the voice of the Lord, gives so many rea…
The mighty and honorable of the earth are especially bound to honor and worship him; but, alas, few attempt to worship him in the beauty of holines…
13th Century
Catholic
1. In the other psalms, the psalmist recalled the trust that he had in God; here he gives thanks as one who has been delivered.
The p…
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