Psalms 29

Psalms 29:1

GIve unto the Lord] Psal. 96. 7, 8.

O ye mightie] Heb. ye sons of the mightie. He exhorteth the proud tyrants to humble themselves under Gods hand, and not to be inferiour to brute beasts, and dumb creatures.

Psalms 29:2

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name] 1 Chro. 16. 29.

the glory due unto his name] Heb. the honour of his name.

in the beautie of holinesse] Or, in his glorious sanctuarie, Psalms 96:9.

Psalms 29:3

The voice of the Lord] The thunder-claps that are heard out of the clouds, ought to make the wicked tremble for fear of Gods anger.

many waters] Or, great waters.

Psalms 29:4

powerfull] Heb. in power.

full of majestie] Heb. in majestie.

Psalms 29:5

The voice of the Lord] The thunder-bolt breaketh the most tall and strong trees, and shall men think their power to be able to resist God?

Psalms 29:6

Siion like a young unicorn] Deuteronomy 3:9. Called also Hermon. He means, the trees that grew on those hills, for thunder moves not hills, but an earth-quake. So verse 8, 9. the wildernesse, for, the beasts there.

Psalms 29:7

divideth] Heb. cutteth out.

divideth the flames of fire] It causeth the lightnings to shoot, and glide.

Psalms 29:8

of Kadsh] In places most desolate, where God seems not to be present, such as Kadesh was, Numbers 13:26.

Psalms 29:9

maketh the hindes to calve] The thunder makes the hindes to calve suddenly for fear, though at other times they do it with difficultie. See notes on Job 39:1.

to calve] Or, to be in pain.

discovereth the frests] Maketh the trees bare of leaves, or pirceth the most secret places, or makes the beasts flee into their dens, and so the wood is bare of them, or, without them.

in his temple doth every one speak of his glory] Though the wicked are nothing moved with these sights, yet the faithfull praise God: or, in these things Gods glory appears, but most of all in his temple, Psalms 19:7.

doth every one speak] Or, everie whit of it uttereth, &c.

Psalms 29:10

The Lord sitteth upon the flood] To moderate the rage of the tempests and waters, that they destroy not all. Others think that he alludes to the flood in Noahs time.

the Lord sitteth King for ever] Psalms 136:10.