Psalms 29:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

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 most savage creatures, those that lie in woods, and are most fearless of men, are put to pain by thunder, and made to travail with trembling.

The Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh] Through which the Israelites passed into Canaan, Numbers 13:27, the beasts whereof were cruel, Deuteronomy 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:10. Animalia quantumvis horrifica (Jun.). Beza paraphraseth, et Arabum tesqua succutit, it shaketh the cottages of the Arabians.

Psalms 29:8

8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.