Translations
Modern
His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Traditional
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
Literal
His lightnings give light to the world; the earth sees, and trembles.
Latin
Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terræ; vidit, et commota est terra.
Original
Hebrew
English
His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Notes
Clouds … Fire … lightning: This language shows that the Lord is coming to judge.
God is greatly exalted over the gods and over all the earth. Awe-inspiring phenomena accompany his coming. Even the created order is visibly affected and the wicked perish, but the people of Zion love his coming and rejoice.
These psalms challenge the doubts created by the exile (see Psalm 89) and answer the questions asked in Psalm 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Psalm 93) that is characterized by:
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
David Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Music Psalms, Book of
Topics
God: Glory of God: Power of Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Lightning: General Scriptures Concerning