It looks as if David had experienced a powerful storm that caused great disturbances in the created order. From David’s perspective, the God of salvation is also the God of providence, and the glory of his attributes is revealed even in the disturbances caused by his power.
The storm began out at sea, moved into Lebanon and the north of Canaan and then south to the wilderness of Kadesh. It affected everything in its path, including the deer which were caused to give birth (v. 9).
This display of divine glory should cause a response among the angels as well as among the inhabitants of the land. The response should be verbal even among the heavenly hosts. It is part of their holiness to praise the Lord whenever he reveals his power (vv. 1-2). The storm is not limited to the locations where people dwell because it also shakes the wilderness (vv. 7-8). Presumably, only angels mainly saw this and are called to take note of it.
The storm revealed that the mightiest and most fixed of earthly features can easily be disturbed by the Lord. What seems more powerful than the seas and oceans and what seems more fixed that the mighty cedars! Yet the Lord can easily disturb them and indeed makes the cedars seem to frolic like calves (vv. 3-6).
What did the storm say to David about his God? It told David that God was in control, that he ruled the elements on a global scale, that the same power was available for the blessing of his people, and that he was able to give to all of them the particular blessing of peace. It is good to have eyes to see what a storm is about.
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