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Commentaries on Psalms 33:8

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 33 Though this psalm has no title to it, it seems to be a psalm of David, from the style and matter of it; and indeed begins with the same words with which the preceding psalm is ended. Theodoret is of opinion it was written by David as a prophecy concerning Hezekiah, as a song to be sung by the people after the destruction of the Assyrian army.

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Let all the earth fear the Lord,.... That is, all the men that dwell upon the face of the earth. As it follows, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him; which fear and awe design a reverence of the divine Majesty, whose divine perfections are so manifest in the works of creation; and a carefulness not to offend him, into whose hands it must be a fearful thing to fall; and the...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because God would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that blessed Spirit that moved and guided them. The psalmist, in this psalm, I. Calls upon the righteous to praise God, ver. 1-3. II. Furnishes us with matter for praise. We must praise God, 1. For his justice, goodness, and truth,...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. These are simple but grand words. The work of creation was very wonderful, and it was all wrought by the word of the Lord. There were no angelic...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. He is so great a God that all the oceans are in his sight but as a heap; let us worship, and adore, and bow down before him.