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The Voice of Jehovah in the Storm.
A Psalm of David. |
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1 Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty,
Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength.
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O ye mighty – El, a name often applied to Jehovah. E67; R296:3
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2 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name;
Worship Jehovah in holy apparel.
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Beauty of holiness – The worship of God is elevating and ennobling, calculated to develop in us the glorious moral likeness of God. R1836:1
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3 The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters:
The God of glory thundereth,
Even Jehovah upon many waters.
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4 The voice of Jehovah is powerful;
The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty.
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5 The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars;
Yes, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
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6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf;
Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.
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7 The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.
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8 The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness;
Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
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9 The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve,
And strippeth the forests bare:
And in his temple every thing saith, Glory.
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10 Jehovah sat as King at the Flood;
Yes, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.
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Sitteth upon the flood – Indicating that Jehovah's dominion is established over all created beings. R1283:5*
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11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people;
Jehovah will bless his people with peace. |
The LORD will give – So, then, if you lack the strength to use faithfully your talent, the fault is yours, not God's. R1282:6
Strength – Courage. The Lord encourages us in many ways. R4817:6
His people – His trusting, faithful servants. R4818:6
With peace – In this age, when all creation groans and travails in pain. R4818:5
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