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The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
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God's Unstoppable Power
The image of mountains melting like wax vividly illustrates God's absolute and overwhelming power. Commentators explain that this poetic language shows that nothing, not even the most solid and permanent things in creation, can withstand His presence. All opposition, no matter how resolute, is ultimately futile before Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord - They seemed to flow down as if they were like melted wax: that is, they cou…
19th Century
Anglican
The hills melted. — Compare Psalm 68:8. Note Micah 1:4.
The Lord of the whole earth. — A…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord Kimchi interprets the "hills" of the kings of the wicked; and …
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