Psalms 97:4
His lightnings illumine the world; The earth beholdeth and trembleth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
In Context
3Before him goeth a fire, Which burneth up his enemies around.
Cross References
Job 9:6He shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble.
Psalms 77:18Thy thunder roared in the whirlwind; Thy lightning illumined the world; The earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 96:9O worship Jehovah in holy attire! 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 Jehovah is the true God, He is the living God, and an everlasting king; At his wrath the earth trembleth, And the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
Matthew 28:2And, lo! there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon 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 →