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The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of [his] glory.
Psalms 29:9 — KJV
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Psalms 29:9
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 29:9
Theological / DevotionalHinds to calve. Obviously because of fear induced by the thunderstorm. Certain Arabian poets, also Plutarch and Pliny, have recorded this phenomenon.
The RSV translation “oaks” instead of “hinds” supplies a better parallelism. But it is questionable whether the Heb. ’ayyaloth (“hinds” KJV) can properly be considered the plural of ’ayil, “oak.” The normal plural of ’ayil is ’elim (see Isa. 1:29).
Discovereth. Heb. chaśaph, “to strip,” “to lay bare.”
His temple. Probably here not the tabernacle, but the world of nature.
Every one. Or, “everything.” All things—the thunder, the lightning, the crashing of the trees, the shaking of the wilderness, the leaves being stripped from the trees—declare the power and glory of God. “Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God” (Coleridge). Compare Ps. 19:2. It is a good thing for us to stand in awe in the presence of the violent phenomena of nature, and then to lift our hearts in praise to the God of majesty and power. The universal chorus of praise reminds us of the continuous adoration of the seraphim in Isaiah’s vision (see Isa. 6:2, 3). With the climactic description of this verse, the storm subsides, and the psalmist turns to quiet meditation and to a declaration of God’s sovereignty and His wonderful gift of peace.
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