Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness…May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless His people with peace!
Psalm 29
In this praise hymn of David, he starts by writing that we, God’s people, are to regard the Lord as all glorious and holy. We are to worship God because He is worthy of our worship and praise. Then, David describes God as reigning over His creation through His voice. In each description, David is giving God His due praise and glory for God’s control of all things in Creation. David praises God’s voice over the waters, in the storms, in the plants of the earth, in the animals He has created to give birth to their young, in the fires that shake the wilderness, in all catastrophes and, all His people shout, “Glory,” in His Temple. David ends his psalm (prayer) by supplicating to the Lord to strengthen and bless His people and give them Peace. During the Old Testament period, the Israelites were the main focus of salvation by God for He was showing them that they must be priests and holy people to all people of the earth. Yet, Israel never fulfilled that commandment of God, falling into idolatry of the people they were supposed to “evangelize.” As we read the Psalms of the Old Testament today, we are to understand them as if Jesus were teaching them to us, Christians of all ages. Jesus did refer to the Psalms often in His earthly ministry. Jesus had a way to put many of the Psalms teachings into short statements. From this Psalm, we learn to give God the Glory He is due, to know God’s power, His rule over all Creation and, to trust God in all that we do, while praising Him for His Grace, Love and, Mercy. May all Christians find strength in God’s Holy Scriptures to serve Him and entrust to Him all that we have and do for the Kingdom of God.
Source: S C Ball May 15, 2023
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