Give the LORD Glory and Strength - Psalms 29:1

Psalms chapter twenty-nine begins with the heading, [[A Psalm of David.]] which breaks down, “A Psalm” or “a melody of a poem set to notes and played with a musical instrument” “of David” which means “belonging to David whose name means beloved and was the second king of Israel”, and in chapter twenty nine and verse one of Psalms David said, “give unto the LORD glory and strength”, where we read,

Give unto the LORD, O you mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

The verse begins, “Give unto the LORD, O you mighty, ...” David began with the words, “Give unto the LORD” which means “provide, ascribe, set and place to Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God”, “O you mighty” or “O you, people whether males or females who are god-like, people of rank and powerful. David appealed to the “people of rank and power” among him to provide and ascribe the following.

The verse continues, “... give unto the LORD glory and strength.” David added the words, “give unto the LORD” or “provide, ascribe, set and place to Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God” “glory” which means “honor, splendor, abundance and riches” “and strength” or “and power and might whether material, physical, personal, social or political”. David instructed the “people of rank and power” to provide and ascribe to Jehovah God “honor, splendor, abundance and might”.

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we see how David appealed to the people who were powerful and held positions of power to ascribe to Jehovah God glory and honor. God gives power and positions to people, and without Him, no one would have any “strength, influence or authority”. Pilate asked Jesus, “Speak you not unto me? Do you not know that I have power to crucify you, and have power to release you?” to which Jesus answered, “you could have no power at all against me, except it were given you from above: therefore he that delivered me unto you has the greater sin.” (See John 19:10-11). God gives power and positions to people, (See Psalm 75:7), and all praise, honor and glory is due unto Him alone for sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross for all mankind so we may be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and enabled to believe and trust in Him for strength, influence and authority in this world.

Next time David says, “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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