Psalms 96:4
His lightnings have shone forth to the world: the earth saw and trembled.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terræ ; vidit, et commota est terra.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἔφαναν αἱ ἀστραπαὶ αὐτοῦ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, εἶδεν καὶ ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 97:4
- הֵאִ֣ירוּ בְרָקָ֣יו תֵּבֵ֑ל רָאֲתָ֖ה וַתָּחֵ֣ל הָאָֽרֶץ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XCVII
6. “His lightnings gave shine unto the world” ( ver. 4 ). This is great joy. Do we not see? is it not clear? His lightnings have shined unto the whole world: His enemies have been set on fire, and burnt. All that gainsaid hath been burnt, and “His lightnings have given shine unto the world.” How have they shone? That the world might at length believe. Whence were the lightnings? From the clouds. What are the clouds of God? The preachers of the truth. But thou seest a cloud, misty and dark in the sky, and it hath I know not what hidden within it. If there be lightning from the cloud, a brightness shineth forth: from that which thou didst despise, hath burst forth that which thou mayest dread. …