May the Lord Give Strength

God Instructs the People of God

Listening for God in Changing Times:

Use God's Strength

Psalm 29

The Message (MSG)

A David Psalm

 ^1-2 Bravo, God, bravo! Gods and all angels shout, "Encore!"
   In awe before the glory,
      in awe before God's visible power.
   Stand at attention!
      Dress your best to honor him!

 ³ God thunders across the waters,
   Brilliant, his voice and his face, streaming brightness—
   God, across the flood waters.

 ⁴ God's thunder tympanic,
   God's thunder symphonic.

 ⁵ God's thunder smashes cedars,
   God topples the northern cedars.

 ⁶ The mountain ranges skip like spring colts,
   The high ridges jump like wild kid goats.

 ^7-8 God's thunder spits fire.
   God thunders, the wilderness quakes;
   He makes the desert of Kadesh shake.

 ⁹ God's thunder sets the oak trees dancing
   A wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches.
   We fall to our knees—we call out, "Glory!"

 ¹⁰ Above the floodwaters is God's throne
      from which his power flows,
      from which he rules the world.

 ¹¹ God makes his people strong.
   God gives his people peace.

For Reflection
Have you ever felt like yelling praises at the top of your voice when you see the result of God's intervention?  This is a song of supreme confidence in the transformational power of God.  God makes us strong.  God gives us peace.

Pray
for the peace of God to surround you.  Pray for the strength of God to infuse you.  Pray for the victorious triumph of the Kingdom of God,