16. called thy name —made thee. olive — ( Psalms 52:8 ; Romans 11:17 ). The "olive" is chosen to represent the adoption of Judah by the free grace of God, as its oil is the image of richness (compare Psalms 23:5 ; Psalms 104:15 ). with . . . noise of . . . tumult —or, " at the noise," c., namely, at the tumult of the invading army ( Psalms 104:15- : ) [MAURER]. Or, rather, "with the sound of a mighty voice," namely, that of God, that is, the thunder thus there is no confusion of metaphors. The tree stricken with lightning has " fire kindled upon it, and the branches are broken, " at one and the same time [HOUBIGANT]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-17" class="com-number"
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