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| 1 A Psalm of David. Give unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty ones, give unto Jehovah glory and strength; |
O ye mighty – El, a name often applied to Jehovah. E67; R296:3
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| 2 Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; worship Jehovah in holy splendour. |
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, --Jehovah upon great 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 cedars; yea, Jehovah breaketh the cedars of Lebanon: |
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| 6 And he maketh them to skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young buffalo. |
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| 7 The voice of Jehovah cleaveth out 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 layeth bare the forests; and in his temple doth every one say, Glory! |
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| 10 Jehovah sitteth upon the flood; yea, Jehovah sitteth as king for ever. |
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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