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 whole worship of him, which is often in Scripture expressed by the fear of him: and this is to be understood either as what is the duty of all men; for to "fear God, and keep his commandments, is the whole duty of man", Ec 12:13; and which is incumbent on all men, in consideration of his being the Creator of them; and the obligation to it is yet more increased through his providential care of them and goodness to them; and still more should be found in them, seeing he will be the Judge of them, and has a despotic and uncontrollable power over them; and what is it that he cannot do, who has done all this before related?
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Psalms 33:8
Psalms 33:8
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Psalms 33 — OverviewPsalms 33 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis 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…Psalms 33 — OverviewPsalms 33 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 33:1, God is to be praised for his goodness; Psalms 33:6, for his power; Psalms 33:12, and for his providence; Psalms 33:20, Confidence is to be placed in God.Psalms 33 — OverviewPsalms 33 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThough 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…Psalms 33:1-11Psalms 33:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleFour things the psalmist expresses in these verses:
I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think
he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be
employed in this work;…Psalms 33:8Psalms 33:8 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe earth: Psalms 22:27, Psalms 96:9-10; Jeremiah 10:7-12; Daniel 6:25-26; Revelation 14:6-7, Revelation 15:4
stand: Psalms 76:7; Hebrews 12:29