LOUD AND CLEAR
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Opening Prayer
Coming to your Word today, Lord God, I thank you for the many ways your Spirit has spoken to me through it. Continue to teach me so that I can better serve you.
Read PSALM 29
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Psalm
Psalm 29
1 Ascribe to the LORD, you 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 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 leap 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.
Reflect
Remember how God has spoken to you before, thanking him for what his voice means to you.From the outset, Psalm 29 envelops us in its inescapable energy, with its expansive sounds of angelic praise and the majestic swirl of a mighty thunderstorm. Inspired by experiencing this physical storm, the human writer calls the heavenly creatures to worship, insisting that God’s glory, strength, splendors, and holiness be declared and rightly responded to. Following the path of the storm across the land, the psalmist’s focus is unavoidably on the voice of the Lord. Take a moment to reread verses 3—9, noticing what they tell us about God’s voice. Do you hear the echo of Genesis 1:2 in verse 3? How wonderful that even in the storm, God’s creative power is present.
As the storm moves from north to south, so the psalm shifts from worship in heaven to that of God’s people on earth. Awestruck praise arises from those aware that the consuming strength of the created storm is only a dim reflection of its Creator (v. 9). But this Creator also rules over his creation, and that is a source of hope and comfort. Every storm we face is subject to his permission and a servant of his purposes, and the flood (v. 10) reminds us that he is faithful to his people and the promises he has given us. This is the solid ground on which our strength and peace stand.
Apply
Why not take a walk this week, asking God to reveal more of himself to you through his creation?
Closing prayer
Thank you, Father, for the many ways I can see or experience your creation—even in Scripture. When I feel overwhelmed and even lost, use all you have made to remind me of your love and power to save.
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