In the introduction, vers. 1 and 2, the heavenly servants of God are exhorted to give to the Lord glory and strength. In the main division, vers. 3–9, the Psalmist describes the manifestation of Divine glory and strength which forms the basis of this exhortation. As the result of this manifestation—the revelation of the glory of God in a thunder-storm—the celestial servants of God comply with the exhortation given them in the 1st and 2d verses: in His temple every one says, “Glory!” The conclusion,
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