Psalms 29
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Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon 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 breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
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Psalm 29:1-11
Ascribe to the Lord Glory
A Psalm of David.
1Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
3The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
4The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace!
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Psalm 29:1-11
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
3The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6He makes Lebanon leap like a calf,
Sirion like a young wild ox.
7The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.
8The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9The voice of the Lord twists the oaks
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
11The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.
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Commentary
"The Lord is over many waters."
Each Easter in Collegedale, Tennessee, my family volunteers in the SonRise Resurrection Pageant, portraying Passion Week in interactive drama and culminating with Christ's definitive victory at His resurrection.
There is frequently concern about the weather forecast. It is an incredible thing to see, year after year, the forecast miraculously changing at the last minute. Storms have blown around us. It has rained everywhere nearby, while the pageant route remains relatively dry. Indeed, "the Lord is over many waters." It is a powerful reminder that God uses His resources, not ours, when we tell His story to our community.
Yet this year, God did not part the waters. He allowed it to rain. And by His grace we ran the pageant, outdoors, in the rain. Was the Lord still over the waters? Of course. This year, we saw that even when God does not part the waters, the I AM, Immanuel, is WITH us IN the waters.
We didn't do it by our strength. The Lord gave strength to His people. He blessed us with peace. And thousands came to hear the story of Jesus.
"Give unto the Lord the glory due His name."
Alison Menzmer
Freshman physics major at Southern Adventist University, Tennessee USA
