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You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
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God's Awe-Inspiring Presence
When the psalmist calls God "terrible," commentators explain this means awe-inspiring or worthy of reverence, not simply frightening. God's presence, manifesting from His "holy places" (interpreted as Zion, heaven, or the church), is meant to fill His people with profound awe and godly fear, leading to worship.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O God, you are terrible out of your holy places - The places where you dwell, and from which you manifest yourself. That is, the ma…
19th Century
Anglican
Out of thy holy places — i.e., out of Zion. The plural “places” also occurs in Psalm 73:17 (Hebrew).
Baptist
The Psalm ends with an ascription of praise to God. So let our reading end, and our worship, and our lives: Blessed be God.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O God, [you are] terrible In his judgments and acts of vengeance, on antichrist and the antichristian states; being the L…
God is to be admired and adored with reverence and godly fear by all that attend in His holy places. The God of Israel gives strength and power to …
