Psalms 97:5
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The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
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This psalm dwells upon the same subject, and is set to the same tune, with the foregoing psalm. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega of both; they are both penned, and are both to be sung to his honour; and we make nothing of them if we do not, in them, make melody with our hearts to the Lord Jesus. He it is that reigns, to the joy of all mankind (Psa 97:1); and his government speaks, I. Terror to his enemies; for he is a prince of inflexible justice and irresistible power (Psa 97:2-7). II. Comfort to his friends and loyal subjects, arising from his sovereign dominion, the care he takes of his people, and the provision he makes for them (Psa 97:8-12). In singing this psalm we must be affected with the glory of the exalted Redeemer, must dread the lot of his enemies, and think ourselves happy if we are of those that "kiss the son."
Open source ↗97:5-7 The created order stirs at the coming of its King. He alone deserves worship.
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The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”
For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.