Psalms 97:4
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
His lightnings inlightned the world: the earth sawe, and trembled.
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- Psalms 77:18Rank 1 from verse 4
- Revelation 11:19Rank 2 from verse 4
19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
19And the Temple of God was opened in heauen, and there was seene in his Temple the Arke of his Testament, and there were lightnings, and voyces, and thundrings, and an earthquake, and great haile.
- Exodus 19:16–18Rank 3 from verse 4
16¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
16¶ And it came to passe on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thicke cloud vpon the mount, and the voyce of the trumpet exceeding lowd, so that all the people that was in the campe, trembled.
17And Moses brought foorth the people out of the campe to meete with God, and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18And *mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended vpon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
- Jeremiah 10:10Rank 4 from verse 4
10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
10††But the LORD is the true God, he is the liuing God, and an euerlasting King: at his wrath the earth shal tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
- Psalms 104:32Rank 6 from verse 4
- Matthew 27:50–51Rank 7 from verse 4
50¶ Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
50¶ Iesus, when hee had cried againe with a loud voice, yeelded vp the ghost.
51And behold, the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.
- Psalms 114:7Rank 8 from verse 4
- Psalms 144:5–6Rank 9 from verse 4
5Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
5Bow thy heauens, O LORD, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.
6*Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and destroy them.
- Psalms 96:9Rank 10 from verse 4
- Revelation 19:11Rank 11 from verse 4
11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
11And I sawe heauen opened, and behold a white horse, and hee that sate vpon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousnes hee doth iudge and make warre.
- Matthew 28:2–3Rank 12 from verse 4
2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
2And behold, there ‖was a great earthquake, for the Angel of the Lord descended from heauen, and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate vpon it.
3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snowe.
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Psalms 97:4
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lightnings
Flashes of light produced in storms.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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enlightened
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enlighten, meaning to give light, illuminate darkness, or cause light and understanding where there was obscurity.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Shook or quaked, especially from fear, awe, or distress.
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3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
3A fire goeth before him: and burneth vp his enemies round about.
4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
4His lightnings inlightned the world: the earth sawe, and trembled.
Selected passage5The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
5The hilles melted like waxe at the presence of the LORD: at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.