Psalms 97:4
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
King James Version
In Context
3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
Cross References
Job 9:6Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
Psalms 77:18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Psalms 96:9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Psalms 114:7Tremble, thou 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 shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, 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 →