- He bowed:
- Jehovah is here represented as a mighty warrior going forth to fight the battles of David. When He descended to the engagement, the very heavens bowed to render his descent more awful: His military tent was substantial darkness; the voice of His thunder was the warlike alarm which sounded to battle; the chariot in which He rode was the thick clouds of heaven, conducted by cherubs, and carried on by the irresistible force and rapid wings of an impetuous tempest; and the darts and weapons He employed were thunder-bolts, lightnings, fiery hail, deluging rains, and stormy winds! No wonder that when God arose all His enemies were scattered, and those that hated Him fled before Him. "Singª° unto God,ª sing praisesª° to his name:ª extolª° him that ridethª° upon the heavensª by his nameª JAH,ª and rejoiceª° beforeª him." {Psa 68:4} + "Bowª° thy heavens,ª O LORD,ª and come down:ª° touchª° the mountains,ª and they shall smoke.ª° ... Happyª [is that] people,ª that is in such a case:ª¹ [yea], happyª [is that] people,ª whose Godª [is] the LORD.ª¹" {Psa 144:5-15} + "[There is] none¹ like unto the Godª of Jeshurun,ª [who] rideth²° upon¹ the heavenª in thy help,ª and in his excellencyª on the sky.ª" {Deu 33:26} + "He bowedª° the heavensª also, and came down;ª° and darknessª [was] under¹ his feet.ª" {2Sm 22:10} + "Lift upª° your eyesª to the heavens,ª and lookª° upon¹ the earthª beneath:¹¹ for¹ the heavensª shall vanish awayª° like smoke,ª and the earthª shall wax oldª° like a garment,ª and they that dwellª° therein shall dieª° in like² manner:²¹¹ but my salvationª shall be¹ for ever,ª and my righteousnessª shall not¹ be abolished.ª°" {Isa 51:6} + "The LORDª also shall roarª° out of Zion,ª¹ and utterª° his voiceª from Jerusalem;ª¹ and the heavensª and the earthª shall shake:ª° but the LORDª [will be] the hopeª of his people,ª and the strengthª of the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Jol 3:16} + "Immediatelyª² afterª the¹ tribulationª of thoseª daysª shall the¹ sunª be darkened,ª° andª the¹ moonª shall²° notª giveª° her²¹ light,ª andª the¹ starsª shall fallª° fromª heaven,ª andª the¹ powersª of the¹ heavensª shall be shaken:ª°" {Mtt 24:29} + "Whoseª voiceª thenª shookª° the¹ earth:ª butª nowª he hath promised,ª° saying,ª° Yetª once moreª Iª shakeª° notª the¹ earthª only,ª butª alsoª heaven.ª" {Hbr 12:26} + "Butª the¹ dayª of the Lordª will comeª° asª a thiefª inª the night;ª inª the whichª the¹ heavensª shall pass awayª° with a great noise,ª andª the elementsª shall meltª° with fervent heat,ª° the earthª alsoª andª the¹ worksª that are thereinªª shall be burned up.ª°" {2Pe 3:10} + "Andª I sawª° a greatª whiteª throne,ª andª him that satª° onª it,ª fromª whoseª faceª the¹ earthª andª the¹ heavenª fled away;ª° andª there was foundª° noª placeª for them.ª" {Rev 20:11}
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