OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 29:7

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The LORD’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.

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Verse 7. Moved. David thought himself invincible; and, out of vanity, ordered his subjects to be numbered. God shewed his displeasure only for three days, and all was in confusion, verse 8. Calmet.—Though we may imagine that we are firmly established, we must acknowledge that all our strength is derived from God, who sometimes leaves us to experience our own weakness. Worthington.

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