Psalms 29:8

The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness,.... The ground of it, the trees in it, and the beasts that harbour there; and causes them to be in pain, and to bring forth their young, as the (g) word…

Shaketh the wilderness - Causes it to shake or to tremble. The word used here means properly to dance; to be whirled or twisted upon anything; to twist - as with pain - or, to writhe; and then, to…

In this psalm we have,

I. A demand of the homage of the great men of the earth to be paid to the great God. Every clap of thunder David interpreted as a call to himself and other princes to give glory…

shaketh the wilderness Or, maketh the wilderness tremble. Cp. Psa 96:9; Psa 97:4; Psa 114:7.

the Lord … the wilderness of Kadesh Again with poetical effect emphasising and specialising the idea of the…