Fair weather cometh out of the north
Or "gold" F24, which some understand literally; this being found in northern climates as well as southern, as Pliny relates F25; particularly in Colchis and Scythia, which lay to the north of Palestine and Arabia; and is thought by a learned man F26 to be here intended: though to understand it figuratively of the serenity of the air, bright and pure as gold, or of fair weather, which is golden weather, as Mr. Broughton renders it,
``through the north the golden cometh,''seems best to agree with the subject Elihu is upon; and such weather comes from the north, through the north winds, which drive away rain, ( Proverbs 25:23 ) ;
with God [is] terrible majesty;
majesty belongs to him as he is King of kings, whose the kingdom of nature and providence is; and he is the Governor among and over the nations of the world. His throne is prepared in the heavens; that is his throne, and his kingdom ruleth over all: and this majesty of his is "terrible", commanding awe and reverence among all men, who are his subjects; and especially among his saints and peculiar people; and strikes a terror to others, even to great personages, the kings and princes of the earth; to whom the Lord is sometimes terrible now, and will be hereafter; see ( Psalms 76:12 ) ( Revelation 6:15-17 ) ; and to all Christless sinners, especially when he comes to judgment; see ( Isaiah 2:19 ) ( 2 Corinthians 5:11 ) . Or "terrible praise" F1; for God is "fearful in praises", ( Exodus 15:11 ) ; which may respect the subject of praise, terrible things, and the manner of praising him with fear and reverence, ( Psalms 106:22 ) ( 2:11 ) .