The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
One, singled out of many grounds, why the sons of God in heaven and those on earth should "give unto the Lord glory and strength" (Psalms 29:1-2) - namely, His sublime Majesty awfully revealed in the thunder-storm.
The voice ... The godly recognize 'the voice of Yahweh' in the thunder-peal (Job 37:4). Even the ungodly, who will not recognize His voice in the calmer phenomena of nature, are constrained, in spite of themselves, to admit His powerful presence in the terrible crash which accompanies the lightning-flash. The "waters," and "many waters," upon which the voice of Yahweh is, refer to the clouds, or "waters which are above the firmament" (Genesis 1:7). So Psalms 18:11; Jeremiah 10:13. God of glory - referring back to Psalms 29:1, "give unto the Lord glory," the ground for which is here set forth.