Which other scriptures highlight God's dominion over nature like Psalm 97:5? Verse in Focus Psalm 97:5 – “The mountains melt like wax in the presence of the LORD, in the presence of the Lord of all the earth.” Parallel Praise in the Psalms • Psalm 29:3-4, 7 – “The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic… The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.” • Psalm 46:6 & 8 – “Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice… Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.” • Psalm 65:7 – “You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.” • Psalm 104:32 – “He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.” • Psalm 114:7-8 – “Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water.” Prophetic Pictures • Isaiah 64:1-3 – “Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, that mountains would quake at Your presence… When You did awesome works we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.” • Nahum 1:5-6 – “The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence… Who can withstand His indignation?” • Habakkuk 3:6 – “He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.” • Jeremiah 10:13 – “When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and brings the wind from His storehouses.” Narrative Moments • Exodus 15:8 – “At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; the flowing waters stood firm like a wall; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.” • Joshua 3:16 – “The waters flowing downstream stood still and rose up in a heap.” • 1 Kings 18:38 – “Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water in the trench.” • 2 Kings 2:8 – “Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.” New Testament Confirmations • Mark 4:39 – “Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. ‘Silence!’ He commanded. And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.” • Matthew 14:25-32 – Jesus walks on the sea and causes the wind to cease as soon as He and Peter step into the boat. • Colossians 1:16-17 – “For in Him all things were created… all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” Key Themes to Notice • Mountains trembling, melting, or crumbling at His presence • Seas parting, calming, or piling up at His command • Storms, fire, and lightning obeying His voice • Creation itself reacting instantly to the Lord who spoke it into existence |
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