Psalms 114:7

Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

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WEBBE

Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

BSB

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

KJV

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

ASV

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,

BBE

Be troubled, O earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob;

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מִלִּפְנֵי mi·lif·nei from to before H6440 אָדוֹן 'a·don [the] lord H113 חוּלִי chu·li tremble H2342 אָרֶץ 'a·retz O earth H776 מִלִּפְנֵי mi·lif·nei from to before H6440 אֱלוֹהַּ 'e·lo·ah [the] God of H433 יַעֲקֹב ya·'a·ko Jacob H3290

The early church

"Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob" [Psalm 114:7]. What means, "at the presence of the Lord," save at the presence of Him who said, "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." [Matthew 28:30] For the earth trembled; but because it had remained slothful, it was made to tremble, so that it might be more firmly fixed at the presence of the Lord.

Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Spurgeon · Verse 7

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. Or "from before the Lord, the Adonai, the Master and King." Very fitly does the Psalm call upon all nature again to feel a holy awe because its Ruler is still in its midst.

"Quake when Jehovah walks abroad,

Quake earth, at sight of Israel's God."

Let the believer feel that God is near, and he will serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Awe is not cast out by faith, but the rather it becomes deeper and more profound. The Lord is most reverenced where he is most loved.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.