Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
The verse was sung in the temple courts at Jerusalem with solemn praise and holy joy after God delivered the city from Sennacherib and the proud Assyrians. The deliverance it celebrates came when the angel slew 185,000 Assyrians in one night, after which Sennacherib returned in shame to his own land where he was assassinated. It declares that God alone is worthy of reverent fear because no one can stand before Him or endure His sight when He is angry.
His fearful anger was displayed by breaking arrow, shield, sword and implements of battle, by spoiling the stout-hearted men of might, and by His rebuke casting both chariot and horse into a dead sleep. By this deliverance He vindicated His honor before the surrounding nations. By this He caused judgment to be heard from heaven and saved all the meek of the earth.
The rescue answered those who had sought Him with earnest entreaties mingled with confession of sin, tears, and whole trust in His power to save. By this He turned the wrath of man to His praise while restraining the remainder of wrath. By this He cut off the spirit of princes and proved terrible to the kings of the earth.
The verse was sung in the temple courts at Jerusalem with solemn praise and holy joy after God delivered the city from Sennacherib and the proud Assyrians. The deliverance it celebrates came when the angel slew 185,000 Assyrians in one night, after which Sennacherib returned in shame to his own land where he was assassinated. It declares that God alone is worthy of reverent fear because no one can stand before Him or endure His sight when He is angry.
His fearful anger was displayed by breaking arrow, shield, sword and implements of battle, by spoiling the stout-hearted men of might, and by His rebuke casting both chariot and horse into a dead sleep. By this deliverance He vindicated His honor before the surrounding nations. By this He caused judgment to be heard from heaven and saved all the meek of the earth.
The rescue answered those who had sought Him with earnest entreaties mingled with confession of sin, tears, and whole trust in His power to save. By this He turned the wrath of man to His praise while restraining the remainder of wrath. By this He cut off the spirit of princes and proved terrible to the kings of the earth.