The psalmist shifts geographical focus, describing how God's voice shakes the wilderness and causes the desert to quake. The wilderness suggests the uninhabited regions where human control is minimal and nature exercises its greatest sway. The fact that even this remote realm quakes at God's voice emphasizes that all geography, all regions, all created spaces fall under God's dominion. The verb "quakes" suggests trembling and convulsing, the violent disruption of stable order. This verse suggests that God's voice reaches to the margins of the known world, establishing that God's sovereignty transcends the boundaries of culture.

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