A psalm of David
29
📚Ascribe to the LORD, O you mighty ones,
ascribe to the LORD
glory and strength.
29:1 We have in this psalm a description of a powerful thunder storm sweeping into northern Israel from the Mediterranean Sea and on to the desert regions of Kadesh. David by divine inspiration calls on God’s people to recognize God’s activity in the storm. Storms display something of God’s glory and strength. According to God’s revelation of Himself in the Bible, He Himself is in charge of such events – Ps 104:4, 7, 13, 32; 113:6-7; 148:8; Job 38:22-23; Habakkuk chapter 3.⚜
2 📚Ascribe to the LORD
the glory due to his name.
Worship the LORD
in the beauty of holiness.
29:2 The power and glory revealed in creation belong to the LORD (Jehovah God) alone, not to any other so-called god (1 Chron 16:26). But the most splendid thing about Him is His holy character. Therefore the wicked cannot truly worship God – Prov 15:8; Isa 1:12-17; Jer 6:19-20; Amos 5:21-24; Micah 6:6-8. Believers have no innate holiness. Christ is their holy beauty and beauty of holiness – Rom 13:14; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:9-11.⚜
3 📚The voice of the LORD is
over the waters;
the God of glory thunders;
the LORD is over
many waters.
4 📚The voice of the LORD
is powerful.
The voice of the LORD is
full of majesty.
5 📚The voice of the LORD
breaks the cedars;
yes, the LORD breaks
the cedars of Lebanon.
6 📚He also makes them
skip like a calf,
Lebanon and Sirion 📖 like
a young wild ox.
7 📚The voice of the LORD
divides the flames
of fire.
8 📚The voice of the LORD
shakes the wilderness,
the LORD shakes the wilderness
of Kadesh.
9 📚The voice of the LORD
causes the deer to
give birth 📖,
and strips the forests
bare.
And in his temple everyone
speaks of his glory.
29:4-9 The results of God’s mighty thunderings and lightning.⚜
\ef - \fr 29:9 Those engaged in worship in the temple do not fear the storm; they exult at the display of God’s power and glory.⚜
10 📚The LORD sits enthroned
over the flood;
yes, the LORD sits
as King forever.
29:10 The present storm brings to David’s mind the tremendous storms of the flood (Gen 7:4, 11, 12). Jehovah was king then; He is the king over all storms, and over everything else, forever (note at 47:2).⚜
11 📚The LORD will give
strength to his people.
The LORD will bless
his people with peace.
29:11 Peace in the storm, peace in any kind of upheaval – this is God’s will for His people. Peace is God’s gift – Num 6:26; John 14:27; 16:33. It comes to those who recognize God’s kingship over everything – v 10; Phil 4:6-7.⚜