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v. 1. Oh, that Thou wouldest rend the heavens, so the suppliant now begs the Lord, that Thou wouldest come down, bursting forth to execute vengeance, suddenly descending on Thy people's foes, that the mountains might flow down at Thy presence, the mightiest of His creatures being overcome by the revelation of His majesty,
v. 2. as when the melting fire burneth, consuming brushwood in the twinkling of an eye, the fire causeth the waters to boil, literally, "as fire makes the water swell and seethe," to make Thy name known to Thine adversaries, with a powerful rage, that the nations may tremble at Thy presence, at the majestic revelation of His omnipotence.
v. 3. When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, such as the visible coming of the Lord to the final Judgment will be, Thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at Thy presence, with an unparalleled exhibition of His unexcelled might, transcending all human fantasy.
v. 4. For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside Thee, any God beside the one true God, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him, or, "who intercedes for those who rely upon Him in faith," interfering in behalf of His children. St. Paul uses this verse, 1Co_2:9, in order to describe the mystery of the Gospel-message.