Psalm 29 Continued… Psalm 29:8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. “The voice of the Lord shakes” is literally, “makes tremble.” At least one writer believes this is an allusion to the effect of the storm on the sands of the desert. The thunderstorm has moved […]

Psalm 29 Continued… Psalm 29:5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. “The voice of the Lord”—literally, the voice of Yahweh: the thunder, and those things that either occur before it or following it, such as lightning, high winds, thunder bolts, storms, gale whirlwind. “Breaks […]

Psalm 29 Continued… Psalm 29:3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is over the waters Here thunder is called, and rightly so, “the voice of the Lord” (being one example of those many glorious works […]

Psalm 29 Continued… Psalm 29:2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name “Ascribe to the Lord”—Give, give, give: This shows how unwilling some people, especially those considered “great and powerful” are to give God His […]

Psalm 29 Psalms 29 Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the […]

Psalm 28 Continued… Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. The Lord is my strength “The Lord” provides him with “strength” which is both the natural kind and the […]

Psalm 28 Continued… Psalm 28:5 Since they show no regard for the works of the Lord and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again. Since they show no regard for the works of the Lord The works of the Lord are numerous and wonderful: what the […]

Psalm 28 Continued… Psalm 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts. Do not drag me away with the wicked At this point in His prayer, he expresses a strong desire not to be united with wicked […]

Psalm 28 Continued… Psalm 28:1 To you I call, O Lord my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit. To you I call David is conscious of being in danger—the danger of being drawn away from […]

Psalm 28 Psalms 28:1-9 To you I call, O Lord my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit. Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands […]