Psalms 29:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. ”

Psalms 29:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shaketh the wilderness - Causes it to shake or to tremble. The word used here means properly to dance; to be whirled or twisted upon anything; to twist - as with pain - or, to writhe; and then, t...
Psalms 29:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of (f) Kadesh. (f) In places most desolate, where it seems there is no presence of God.
Psalms 29:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXIX. Yahweh's glory in the storm ( Psalms 29:1-9 ): He is enthroned for the protection of His people ( Psalms 29:10 f.). Psalms 29:1 . the sons of God ( mg. ) are superhuman beings ( cf. G...
Psalms 29:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Kadesh: i.e. Kadesh-Naphtali, near Lebanon ( Psalms 29:6 ); not Kadeshbarnea.
Psalms 29:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. The wilderness of Kadesh - This was on the frontiers of Idumea and Paran. There may be a reference to some ter...
Psalms 29:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The voice of the Lord divideth the flames, &c.— i.e. Casteth out several slashes of lightning: the original word חצב chotseb signifies to cut out, divide, or distribute; so the thunder,...
Psalms 29:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. Shaketh the wilderness. The wilderness expresses the idea of vastness and terror, such as Israel exper...
Psalms 29:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Nature-Psalm, calling on the angels to praise God ( Psalms 29:1-2 ), describing the manifestation of His power in the thunderstorm ( Psalms 29:3-9 ) and the flood ( Psalms 29:10 ), and endi...
Psalms 29:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The voice of the Lord shaketh. — Literally, maketh to tremble. The allusion is, doubtless, to the effect of the storm on the sands of the desert. The tempest has moved southward over Palestine, a...
Psalms 29:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 29:1-11 THE core of this psalm is the magnificent description of the thunderstorm rolling over the whole length of the land. That picture is framed by two verses of introduction and two of...
Psalms 29:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Peace after Storm Psalms 29:1-11 This is a perfect specimen of Hebrew poetry, describing the march of a thunder-storm over Palestine from north to south. The prelude, Psalms 29:1-2 , is ad...
Psalms 29:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a wonderful picture of a storm, viewed from the standpoint of one who is supremely conscious of Jehovah. The great name occurs oftener in this psalm than in any other in this first book, bein...
Psalms 29:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These are all so many various descriptions of the astonishing power of God. By the voice of God in the kingdom of nature, no doubt, is meant the operations of God in nature. The thunder and the light...
Psalms 29:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ,.... The ground of it, the trees in it, and the beasts that harbour there; and causes them to be in pain, and to bring forth their young, as the g word...
Psalms 29:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. Ver. 8. The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ] i.e. The beasts abiding in the wildernesses; the m...
Psalms 29:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Divideth the flames of fire That is, casteth out many flashes of lightning. The Hebrew, חצב, chatzeb , signifies hews , or cuts up , divides , or distributes. “So the thunder, or voice of the...
Psalms 29:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Glory of the Lord. A psalm of David. 1 Give unto the L ORD , O ye mighty, give unto the L ORD glory and strengt...
Psalms 29:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The wilderness, i.e. either the trees, or rather the beasts of the wilderness, by a metonymy, as before, Psalms 29:6 . Compare this with the next verse. Kadesh; which he mentions as an eminent...
Psalms 29:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Vivid Description Of The Mighty And Unforgettable Storm ( Psalms 29:3-9 ). The Psalmist now vividly describes the power and awesomeness of the storm, and ends up with visualising true believers...
Psalms 29:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

[1] Note.—Thunder is extremely rare in Palestine during summer. Hence the miracle wrought by Samuel at the time of wheat-harvest must have made the greater impression on the people ( 1 Samuel 12:17-1...
Psalms 29:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 29:3 . The voice of the Lord, as heard in a tremendous storm of thunder and hail. The clouds at such a time assume peculiar forms, being charged with the electric fluid, which is diffused t...
Psalms 29:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Give unto the Lord glory and strength. The glory of God’s government in the natural world This psalm has been explained, but without sufficient reason, as telling of the power and progress of t...
Psalms 29:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is a psalm of praise to God, and at the same time one intended to comfort and cheer his people. It consists of three parts: (1) An introduction ( Psalms 29:1 , Psalms 29:2...
Psalms 29:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Almighty Power of God's Voice in His Word. A psalm of David, the writing of which may have been occasioned by a terrible thunderstorm, but the description of which goes beyond the natural plan...
Psalms 29:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Haggai 2:21 ; Haggai 2:6 ; Hebrews 12:26 ; Isaiah 13:13 ; Job 9:6 ; Joel 3:16 ; Numbers 13:26 ; Psalms 18:7 ; Psalms 46:3
Psalms 29:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Kadesh — An eminent wilderness, vast and terrible, and well known to the Israelites, and wherein possibly they had seen, and observed some such effects of thunder.

Psalms 29:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 29:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 29:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 29:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 29:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 29:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 29:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 29:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 29:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 29:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 29:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 29:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 29:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 29:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 29:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 29:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes