Psalms 97:4
His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
In Context
3Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.
5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
Cross References
Job 9:6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
Psalms 77:18Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Psalms 96:9Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone from the entrance, and sat on it.
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 →