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Psalms 144:5

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 144:5

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down. The strain changes. From praise of God's loving-kindness and might, the psalmist proceeds to invoke his aid. Taking his metaphors from . "Bow thy heavens, O Lord," he says, "and come down" to earth—appear in thy might, to the discomfiture of thy enemies and the relief of thy faithful ones.

Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Do as thou wert pleased to do at Sinai, when thou showedst thyself—"Touch the mountains, and let a smoke go up from them" (see , ; ; )—a consuming fire, that shall burn up the ungodly.

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