He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He maketh them also to skip like a calf - That is, the cedars of Lebanon. Compare (Psalms 114:4), The mountains ski…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Those trees that are not snapped off, bending to the storm, and swaying in the wind, seem to bound like wild buffaloes .

Sirion,

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He makes them also to skip like a calf
That is, the cedars, the branches being broken off, or they torn up by the ro…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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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