Psalm 29
English Standard Version (ESV)
A Psalm of David.
29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,[a]
(A)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in (B)the splendor of holiness.[b]
(A)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in (B)the splendor of holiness.[b]
3 The
voice of the Lord is
over (C)the waters;
the God of glory (D)thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is (E)powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
the God of glory (D)thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is (E)powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The
voice of the Lord breaks
the cedars;
the Lord breaks (F)the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to (G)skip like a calf,
and (H)Sirion like a young (I)wild ox.
the Lord breaks (F)the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to (G)skip like a calf,
and (H)Sirion like a young (I)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 (J)Kadesh.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of (J)Kadesh.
9 The
voice of the Lord makes (K)the deer give birth[c]
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits
enthroned over (L)the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned (M)as king forever.
11 May the Lord give (N)strength to his people!
May the Lord bless[d] his people with (O)peace!
the Lord sits enthroned (M)as king forever.
11 May the Lord give (N)strength to his people!
May the Lord bless[d] his people with (O)peace!
Wow,
the voice of the Lord has such a resounding command that even the clouds, the
oceans, the forest and the deer listen to Him.
Do we listen to Him? Do we
recognize Him in a thunderstorm? Do we
recognize Him at the birth of our child?
Every part of our being, our
existence, is because of His voice. So
many times we get so caught up in the science of things that we forget that our
God is the creator of that science.
There would be no thunderstorm, there would be no lightening, and there
would be no birth if He would not have spoken them into existence.
The
resounding command of His voice speaks and creation responds. Yet His voice is described in I Kings 19:12
as a low whisper. When I give a command
it is not in a quiet voice. Can you
imagine telling your children “pick up your toys” in a whisper? It probably wouldn’t have much of an
effect. Yet our Lord is so powerful it
doesn’t take a firm, loud, boisterous voice for anything to happen. Just speaking the command, even in a whisper,
will get the job done. When I think
about that, I realize just how powerful of a God that I serve. To think He calls me “friend” is above comprehension. If it were not for Him I would not be in
existence nor would the people that I love.
It is far beyond my understanding why everyone cannot see His majesty in
the wonders of this world.
As
you seek Him today, recognize Him in the thunderstorm, recognize Him in the
ocean waves, recognize Him even in the earthquake, and remember that all of it
is because of His still small voice.
Stop, look, and listen for Him today.
Seeking
Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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