Unexpected

Psalms 46:6 (KJV) The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

(Proverbs 24 also read)

One of the bits of advice that we get at different times is, “Be careful what you ask for.”  We see a little bit of that in this verse.  The author or his nation are being threatened by evil people.  He wants to be delivered.  That’s mainly what he wants, to be delivered.  When God responds, he doesn’t answer the need the way the victim feels is necessary.  He tends to go at times what we would consider overboard.  It would’ve been enough if he had made the armies of the enemy fall on their face.  Instead, God melts the Earth . We kind of get the result we want, but with much more power than we had planned on.

Make allowance for figurative language.  Make allowance for poetic expression.  Make whatever adjustments you want to make to bring this down to where you can understand it.  God moves.  God has the ability to do whatever it takes to get His will.

So?  Make sure that you are on God’s side.  He’s not going to melt the Earth just because you’re having a bad day, but He might do things you don’t expect to bring about His will.