Psalm 29 - The Psalm of the Thunderstorm

I love this psalm. And I loved preaching this sermon.

This is the third of the nature psalms. The first one was Psalm 8 and as we read it we imagine a young David composing it as he sits beneath a magnificent desert night sky. The second was Psalm 19 and in it David describes the glories of the sun and compares it to God's revelation of himself in the word of God. And now this, that reads as if David wrote it while witnessing a great thunderstorm arise out over the Mediterranean Sea, watching it cross over the great cedar forest of Lebanon, and out into the wilderness of Kadesh where it drops its torrents of rain upon the dry land. David sees in this great storm something that inspires him to worship, and so should we.

Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,

ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;

worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.

The description of the storm that follows this call to worship is so vivid that it inspires us to worship as well. Worship is the theme and as we watch the storm along with David we learn a few things about worship--the kind of worship that pleases God.

I hope you will take the time to listen to the sermon and that in listening you will be encouraged to offer the Lord the worship he demands, worship that is in spirit and in truth. Just click the link below and another window will open in your browser and take you to a page on Soundcloud where you will be able to stream an MP3 recording of the sermon I preached from this psalm. Soli Deo Gloria.

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