Psalms 97:4
His lightnings gaue light vnto the worlde: the earth sawe it and was afraide.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
In Context
3There shall goe a fire before him, and burne vp his enemies round about.
Cross References
Job 9:6Hee remooueth the earth out of her place, that the pillars thereof doe shake.
Psalms 77:18The voyce of thy thunder was rounde about: the lightnings lightened the worlde: the earth trembled and shooke.
Psalms 96:9Worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie: tremble before him all the earth.
Psalms 114:7The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Iaakob,
Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the God of trueth: he is the liuing God, and an euerlasting King: at his anger the earth shall tremble, and the nations cannot abide his wrath.
Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the Angel of the Lord descended from heauen, and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate vpon 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 →