Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 7. Thou, even thou, art to be feared ] The Hebrew is simple, but very emphatic: hta arwn hta attah nora attah, "Thou art terrible; thou art." The repetition of the pronoun deepens the sense.
When once thou art angry? ] Literally, From the time thou art angry. In the moment thy wrath is kindled, in that moment judgment is executed.
How awful is this consideration! If one hundred and eighty- five thousand men were in one moment destroyed by the wrath of God, canst thou, thou poor, miserable, feeble sinner, resist his will, and turn aside his thunder!
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-12 - God's people are the meek of the earth, the quiet in the land, tha suffer wrong, but do none. The righteous God seems to keep silenc long, yet, sooner or later, he will make judgment to be heard. We liv in an angry, provoking world; we often feel much, and are apt to fea more, from the wrath of man. What will not turn to his praise, shal not be suffered to break out. He can set bounds to the wrath of man, a he does to the raging sea; hitherto it shall come, and no further. Le all submit to God. Our prayers and praises, and especially our hearts are the presents we should bring to the Lord. His name is glorious, an he is the proper object of our fear. He shall cut off the spirit of princes; he shall slip it off easily, as we slip off a flower from the stalk, or a bunch of grapes from the vine; so the word signifies. He can dispirit the most daring: since there is no contending with God, it is our wisdom, as it is our duty, to submit to him. Let us seek his favour as our portion, and commit all our concerns to him _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew אתה859 נורא3372 אתה859 ומי4310 יעמד5975 לפניך6440 מאז227 אפך׃639
