Psalms 97:4
His lightning lights up the world.The earth sees, and trembles.
New Heart English Bible
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, and the nations are not 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, 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 →