Psalms 97:4
his lightnings illumine the world: the earth quakes at the sight.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
In Context
3Fire goes before him, and blazes around his steps,
5Mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 77:18Loud was the roll of your thunder, lightnings lit up the world. Earth quaked and trembled.
Psalms 96:9Bow to the Lord in holy array: tremble before him, all the earth.
Psalms 114:7Earth, tremble before the Lord, at the presence of Jacob’s God,
Matthew 28:2when suddenly a great earthquake occurred. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and seated himself 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 →