Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
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Gill's Exposition
Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down,.... The heavens, which the Lord has made, and where he dwells; and which are under his influence, and he can cause to incline or bow at his pleasure: and which…
Barnes' Notes
Bow thy heavens, O Lord ... - Come to my aid “as if” the heavens were bent down; come down with all thy majesty and glory. See the notes at Psa 18:9 : “He bowed down the heavens also, and came down.”…
Here, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations to him, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are…
Prayer that God will appear in His majesty and deliver the Psalmist from his treacherous enemies.
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