Psalms 29:6

6. Skip like a calf A poetical hyperbole, as also “shaketh the wilderness” in Psalms 29:8, as if it had been an earthquake. The same occurs Psalms 68:8-9; Psalms 18:7. The impression on the nerves is transferred to reality.

Lebanon and Sirion “Sirion” is the old Sidonian name for Hermon. Deuteronomy 3:9. The storm originates in the north, in Lebanon and Hermon, and the psalmist traces its progress southward, as if it were its natural pathway, to Arabia. This theory of storms agrees with Proverbs 25:23, where, instead of “The north wind driveth away rain,” it should be translated, “The north wind bringeth forth rain,” in the sense of “ giveth birth to rain.” See note on Psalms 133:3.

Unicorn The buffalo. See on Psalms 22:21