Worship in WORD
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Psalm 29 A psalm of David.
29 Ascribe to the Lord,
O mighty ones,
ascribe to the Lord
glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord
the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the
splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord
is over the waters;
the God of glory
thunders,
the Lord thunders over
the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord
is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is
majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord
breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in
pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip
like a calf,
Sirion like a young wild
ox.
7 The voice of the Lord
strikes
with flashes of
lightning.
8 The voice of the Lord
shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the
Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord
twists the oaks
and strips the forests
bare.
And in his temple all
cry, "Glory!"
10 The Lord sits
enthroned over the flood;
the Lord is enthroned as
King forever.
11 The Lord gives
strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his
people with peace.
NIV (’84)
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Psalm
29 A psalm of David.
29 1 Honor the Lord, you
heavenly beings*;
honor the Lord for his
glory and strength.
2 Honor the Lord for the
glory of his name.
Worship the Lord in the
splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord
echoes above the sea.
The God of glory
thunders.
The Lord thunders over
the mighty sea.
4 The voice of the Lord
is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is
majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord
splits the mighty cedars;
the Lord shatters the
cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon's
mountains skip like a calf;
he makes Mount Hermon*
leap like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord
strikes
with bolts of lightning.
8 The voice of the Lord
makes the barren wilderness quake;
the Lord shakes the
wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord
twists mighty oaks*
and strips the forests
bare.
In his Temple everyone
shouts, "Glory!"
10 The Lord rules over
the floodwaters.
The Lord reigns as king
forever.
11 The Lord gives his
people strength.
The Lord blesses them
with peace.
, New Living Translation
®, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of
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Psalm 29
A Psalm of David.
29 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.
KJV
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Psalm
29 Ascribe to the Lord Glory
A
Psalm of David.
29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, 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;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth 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 makes the deer give
birth
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace!
ESV
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I. Splendor – vv. 1-2
II. Storm – vv. 3-9
III. Sovereignty – v. 10
IV. Stillness – v. 11
SPLENDOR
I shared my own thoughts and
feelings in my last journal entry, but in all actuality, I am not the audience
David initially addresses. The immediate context is addressed to those who are
identified as “mighty ones” (NIV ‘84) or “heavenly beings” (ESV, NLT, NIV ‘11).
Other translations have “sons of the mighty” (NASB) or “sons of God” (LEB). Literally,
it can be translated as “sons of the gods” because the Hebrew word here is in
the plural. However, that is not the way it should be translated. * Only those who
believe David is quoting a Ugaritic poem would agree with this translation. No
translation I have consulted translates it this way. Therefore, the more
literal translation of “sons of the mighty” (NASB) or “sons of God” (LEB) are
the correct translation. I believe the original NIV translated it “mighty ones”
because there is disagreement among scholars as to who is being addressed.
I will site two sources to
illustrate this fact:
Heavenly beings translates the Hebrew phrase
"sons of gods," which may be understood either as the gods of the
other nations or as angels (Briggs; NJB footnote), or even as the stars (see
Anderson). The Septuagint has "Sons of god," and so do BJ, NJB, NAB;
Weiser "sons of gods"; FRCL "heavenly powers"; NJV, Zür,
SPCL "divine beings"; Dahood, NEB, TOB "gods."
(from UBS Old Testament Handbook Series. Copyright ©
1978-2004 by United Bible Societies. All rights reserved.)
Verse 1. - Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty; literally,
ye sons of the mighty. It is disputed who are meant. Most commentators suggest
the holy angels (Rosenmuller, Hengstenberg, 'Speaker's Commentary,' ' Four
Friends,' Professor Alexander, Cheyne, etc.); but some think the heathen
(Michaelis, Kay); and others, the mighty ones of the earth generally (Koster),
to be meant.
(from The Pulpit Commentary, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights
reserved.)
Most commentaries I have consulted
believe it refers to the angels, but a few feel it is the mighty of the earth.
Again, I site two sources:
O ye mighty - Hebrew, 'sons of the mighty' [bneey]. The sons of °Eeliym , or °Elohiym, are plainly
here the angels (Job 38:7).
(from Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary,
Electronic Database. Copyright © 1997-2014 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights
reserved.)
About the signification of the word, indeed, the
Jewish commentators are all agreed; but when they proceed to speak of its
meaning, they pervert and obscure it by the most chilling comments. Some
expound it of the angels, some of the stars; and others will have it, that by
the great men who are referred to are meant the holy fathers. But David only
intended to humble the princes of this world, who, being intoxicated with
pride, lift up their horns against God.
(from Calvin's Commentaries, PC Study Bible formatted
electronic database Copyright © 2005-2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights
reserved.)
If it refers to
the angels, then Barnes comments may apply here:
Psalms 29:1
The phrase "sons of the mighty" is used only
here and in Ps 89:6. The allusion is undoubtedly to the angels as being in an
eminent sense the sons of God, or of the mighty ones; and they are referred to
here under that appellation as being themselves endowed with power or strength.
Compare Ps 103:20, "Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in
strength;" margin: "mighty in strength." In view of the
wonderful exhibitions of God's power in the storm-exhibitions far above the
power of the most exalted of His creatures, the psalmist calls upon the angels,
the most exalted of them, to acknowledge the existence of a power so much
beyond their own.
(from Barnes' Notes, Electronic Database Copyright ©
1997-2014 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
If to mighty
men such as the rulers over men:
... the princes and great men of the earth are here
meant, who are so called, Ps 82:1,6,7; Ps 89:6,7; 1 Cor 1:26; and these, as
they receive much honour and glory, both from God and man; and because they are
apt to seek their own glory, and ascribe too much to themselves, are called
upon particularly to give glory to God;
(from John Gill's Exposition of the Old and New
Testaments, PC Study Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 2011 by
Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
To me, it
matters not who is addressed. In the end, whether it be angels or rulers of
men, the god’s (demons) of the world or heroes, Goliaths or shepherd boys, all
must bow before the LORD who alone is worthy of the highest praise and
recognition as almighty and glorious.
* °eeliym never means
God, like °lhym (so that it
could be rendered sons of the deity), but gods, Ex 15:11; Dan 9:36, the
expression °eeliym bneey must be
translated as a double plural from ben-°eel, after the
analogy of klaa°iym baateey, Isa 42:22,
from kele° beeyt (Ges. §108,
3), "sons of God," not "sons of gods."
Keil and
Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament: New Updated Edition, Electronic
Database. Copyright © 1996 by Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
Worship in Witness
I spoke of my
inability to enter into the awe David meant to elicit from his readers. My
response was merely cerebral without affect. Biblically speaking, I confessed
that my “heart” wasn’t all in when reacting to verses 1 & 2 (and the whole
Psalm for that matter). The heart in the Bible refers to the mind, emotions,
and will of a person.
HEART
The inner self that thinks, feels,
and decides.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible
Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
I think we all find ourselves in such a state quite often. For me, it’s
fatigue, stress, worry, and the pull of worldly pleasures (i.e., TV and food
mainly). Often it is a chore to make myself sit down and study. It takes work
to research all the commentaries, dictionaries, grammars, and various
translations at my disposal. Poor time management also is a factor when one of
the worldly pleasures, as mentioned above, distracts me. All these factors have
a deleterious effect on my heart.
Another major factor is lack of prayer before I begin to study. I tend
to rush right into it without prayer. Like I did tonight. I do pray every day
before I go to bed. I will also pray spontaneously during my waking hours as
the need arises. All this is good when done in the right spirit. Often,
however, I feel disoriented, tired, or even lack the desire to pray. The desire
to pray for the same people, often for the same things - because there is no
change yet in their situation – is discouraging. I frequently feel like God is just
plain tired of my prayers.
Yet for the love of God and those I am praying for, I press on. The
evil one often whispers that I am not heard because God is weary of my prayers,
or doesn’t love me, or won’t listen to me because my faith is so weak. I regularly
put on the “helmet of Salvation” to guard my mind against the hiss of the
serpent’s lies. Like Christian in Pilgrims Progress, I must stop
my ears to all that would dissuade me from my Christian journey, crying, “Life!
Life! Eternal life!” (from Chapter 3). And warry of the demonic minions that
stalk me and in hushed tones whisper things that would confuse and discourage
me “when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death” (Ps. 23:4). I am so
grateful for God’s “rod and staff” that “comfort me.” For His Word and Spirit
guide, encourage, and instruct me through it all. My prayers have not gone
unheard, and He is not wearied by them (see Luke 11:5-12; 18:1-8).
So when I am wordless, prayerless, joyless, or even faithless, may the
Lord guard my heart and strengthen me. May He lift my spirit just as he is
doing now as Michael W. Smith is singing “Healing rain is falling down,” and
now,
Singin' Majesty, Majesty
Your grace has found me just as I am
Empty handed but alive in Your hands
We're singing Majesty, we're singing Majesty
Forever, forever I am changed by Your love
In the presence of Your Majesty
As
usual God, You are right on time. Thank-you!
An excerpt from Pilgrim’s Progress:
One thing I would not let slip. I took notice that now
poor Christian was so confounded that he did not know his own voice; and thus I
perceived it. Just when he was come over against the mouth of the burning pit,
one of the wicked ones got behind him, and stepped up softly to him, and
whisperingly suggested many grievous blasphemies to him, which he verily
thought had proceeded from his own mind. This put Christian more to it than any
thing that he met with before, even to think that he should now blaspheme Him
that he loved so much before. Yet if he could have helped it, he would not have
done it; but he had not the discretion either to stop his ears, or to know from
whence these blasphemies came.
When Christian had travelled in this disconsolate
condition some considerable time, he thought he heard the voice of a man, as
going before him, saying, Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of
Death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Ps 23:4.
Then was he glad, and that for these reasons:
First, Because he gathered from thence, that some who
feared God were in this valley as well as himself.
Secondly, For that he perceived God was with them,
though in that dark and dismal state. And why not, thought he, with me? though
by reason of the impediment that attends this place, I cannot perceive it. Job
9:11.
Thirdly, For that he hoped (could he overtake them) to
have company by and by.
So he went on, and called to him that was before; but
he knew not what to answer, for that he also thought himself to be alone. And
by and by the day broke: then said Christian, "He hath turned the shadow
of death into the morning." Amos 5:8.
(from Works of John Bunyan: Allegories, PC Study Bible
formatted electronic database Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. and
Ages Software, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Worship
in Song Psalm 29: Heartsong by Cedarville Univerity Worship
Team
The voice of the Lord is over the waters.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars.
The voice of the Lord, glory thunders.
And in His temple, all cry,
Everyone cries!
The voice of the Lord strips the forest.
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness.
The voice of the Lord, lightning flashes.
And in His temple, all cry,
Everyone cries-
Glory!
Glory!
Everyone cries,
Glory!
Glory!
The voice of the Lord is full of power.
The voice of the Lord is full of splendor.
The voice of the Lord is full of thunder.
And in His temple, all cry,
Everyone cries-
Glory!
Glory!
Everyone cries
Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Glory!
Glory!
Everyone cries
Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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