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The trembling earth and the smoking mountains represent the Lord’s coming in judgment against sinners and salvation for his faithful people (see Psalm 18:7–15).
The psalmist moves from describing the known creation to anticipating the new creation, when the Lord will renew the created order into a world without sinners.
This creation hymn (see also Psalms 8, 33, 145) praises God's goodness and greatness. The psalmist thinks about the current world, the original creation, and a future new creation. He views both creations as wonderfully and wisely made (compare Psalm 139:14), as the work of the Lord's Spirit (104:30; Genesis 1:2; 2 Corinthians 3:6).
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Topics
Blessing: Temporal, from God Earthquakes: Frequently Accompanied by Volcanic Eruptions Earthquakes: General Scriptures Concerning God: Power of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Mountains: God: Causes, to Smoke Volcanoes: General Scriptures Concerning