The Voice of the LORD in the Storm

Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of the mighty,
     Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to His name;
     Worship the LORD in holy array.

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters;
     The God of glory thunders, 

The LORD is over many waters. 

     The voice of the LORD is powerful,
The voice of the LORD is majestic.
          The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
          He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
And Sirion like a young wild ox.
          The voice of the LORD hews out flames of fire.
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness;
     The LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve
     And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

          The LORD sat as King at the flood;
Yes, the LORD sits as King forever.
           The LORD will give strength to His people;
The LORD will bless His people with peace.  Psalm 29

I love this psalm of David.  No doubt, witnessing a violent storm produced this song of praise.  David heard the majestic voice of the LORD in each lightening bolt and thunderclap and calls the angels, or great men of the earth, (commentators differ on who the sons of the mighty are) - to bestow honor and glory to God because of His awesomeness.  Can't you see the landscape lighting up for a moment as the brilliance of the lightening snaps across the sky, trees bending and breaking in the swirling, whipping wind?  The power of this storm even drew David's thoughts to the account of the flood.  How intense and noisy was the Lord's voice at that time?  Deafening...like a thousand times ten thousand Niagra Falls as the fountains of the deep opened up...

You are King over everything, ruling intentionally, righteously, justly, Lord.

You are Powerful.  You are Mighty.  You are Awesome.

We say, "Glory!"