Psalms 97:4
His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
In Context
3A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.
Cross References
Job 9:6He shakes the earth out of its place. Its pillars tremble.
Psalms 77:18The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 96:9Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
Psalms 114:7Tremble, you 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 an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles. The nations aren’t able to withstand his indignation.
Matthew 28:2Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door 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 →