Psalms 97:4
His lightnings lighted up the world; the earth saw, and trembled.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
In Context
3A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His adversaries round about.
Cross References
Job 9:6Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
Psalms 77:18(77-19) The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 96:9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
Psalms 114:7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD God is the true God, He is the living God, and the everlasting King; at His wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide His indignation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 97:2-8
Righteousness and Glory of the Divine Government; Establishment of Christ's Kingdom. 1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord , at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.… Read the whole commentary →