Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 29:2
Give, &c. — The honour which he deserves: own him as the Almighty, and the only true God. Holiness — Or, in his holy and beautiful house.
Give, &c. — The honour which he deserves: own him as the Almighty, and the only true God. Holiness — Or, in his holy and beautiful house.
Verse Psalms 29:2. _THE GLORY DUE UNTO HIS NAME_] Rather, _the glory of his_ _name_. His name is _Mercy_; his nature is _love_. Ascribe _mercy,_ _love, power_, and _wisdom_ to him. All these are impli...
GIVE UNTO THE LORD THE GLORY DUE UNTO HIS NAME - Margin: “the honor of his name.” The honor of His name is that which is due to it, or which properly belongs to it. The “name” is put here, as it often...
Psalms 29 The judgment Storm _ 1. Give unto the Lord the glory of His Name (Psalms 29:1)_ 2. The day of the Lord described as a thunderstorm (Psalms 29:3) 3. The calm after the storm--the Lord is...
XXIX. Yahweh's glory in the storm (Psalms 29:1): He is enthroned for the protection of His people (Psalms 29:10 f.). PSALMS 29:1. THE SONS OF GOD (_mg._) are superhuman beings (_cf._...
HIS NAME. Himself. See note on Psalms 20:1. WORSHIP. Bow down. THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS. His glorious Sanctuary. Compare 2 Chronicles 20:21. 2Ch 96:9. Exodus 28:2....
_the glory due unto his name_ Lit. _the glory of his name_, particularising the general idea of glory in Psalms 29:1. _The glory of his name_is His glory as He reveals Himself in the world (Psalms 5:1...
Prelude, calling upon the angels to celebrate Jehovah's glory. Cp. Psalms 96:7-9, where however the words are differently applied....
PSALMS 29 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Glory in the Temple and in the Tempest: Jehovah's Kingship of Judgment in the Past and of Blessing in the Future. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 29:1-2, Angels Called to Wor...
_GIVE UNTO THE LORD THE GLORY DUE UNTO HIS NAME; WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS._ Glory due unto his name - namely, the glory which is His due because of His name; i:e., His manifested at...
This is a Nature-Psalm, calling on the angels to praise God (Psalms 29:1), describing the manifestation of His power in the thunderstorm (Psalms 29:3) and the flood (Psalms 29:10), and ending with an...
THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS] RM 'holy array,' like the robes of the priests in an earthly sanctuary....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS. — Better, _in holy attire;_ an image borrowed from the splendid vestments of the priests and Levites (2 Chronicles 20:21; Psalms 110:3). So the presences that attend the cou...
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭ יהוָה כְּבֹ֣וד שְׁמֹ֑ו הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ...
Psalms 29:1 THE core of this psalm is the magnificent description of the thunderstorm rolling over the whole length of the land. That picture is framed by two verses of introduction and two of conclus...
PEACE AFTER STORM Psalms 29:1 This is a perfect specimen of Hebrew poetry, describing the march of a thunder-storm over Palestine from north to south. _ The prelude,_ Psalms 29:1, is addressed to th...
This is a wonderful picture of a storm, viewed from the standpoint of one who is supremely conscious of Jehovah. The great name occurs oftener in this psalm than in any other in this first book, being...
_Extol. Or publish thy great goodness and power, (Haydock) in the same sense as we say Hallowed be thy name. (Berthier) --- Though God can receive no increase of glory, we must shew our gratitude. (Wo...
This repeated call to ascribe glory to God, in three several demands, very fitly corresponds with the many repeated examples we have in the word of God, as if to imply a plurality of persons in the Go...
Psalms 29 summons the mighty to hear the mightier voice of Jehovah, to own Him and worship before Him according to the holy order of His house, celebrating the power of His voice in universal creation...
GIVE UNTO THE LORD THE GLORY DUE TO HIS NAME,.... Or "the glory of his name" x: which is suitable to his nature, agreeable to his perfections, and which belongs unto him on account of his works; WORS...
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Ver. 2. _Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name_] Which yet you cannot do, for his name is above al...
_Give unto the Lord, ye mighty_ Hebrew, בני אלים, _benee eelim, ye sons of the mighty_, or _of gods:_ ye potentates and rulers of the earth. To these he addresses his speech, 1st, Because they are ver...
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name, to the revelation of His divine majesty and power; WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS, in holy attire, as priests clothed for the ministry and w...
THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF GOD'S VOICE IN HIS WORD. A psalm of David, the writing of which may have been occasioned by a terrible thunderstorm, but the description of which goes beyond the natural plane t...
THE GLORY DUE UNTO HIS NAME: _ Heb._ the honour of his name IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS: Or, in his glorious Sanctuary...
THE GLORY DUE UNTO HIS NAME, i.e. the honour which he deserves; which is to prefer him before all other gods, and to forsake all others, and to own him as the Almighty, and the only true God. IN THE B...
Psalms 29:2 Give H3051 (H8798) LORD H3068 glory H3519 name H8034 Worship H7812 (H8690) LORD H3068 beauty...
THE PSALMIST CALLS ON THE ANGELIC HOSTS TO BEAR WITNESS TO THE GLORY OF YHWH AS REVEALED IN A DEVASTATING STORM (PSALMS 29:1). Psalms 29:1 ‘Ascribe to YHWH, O you sons of heavenly ones (or ‘of might...
CONTENTS: Adoration of God's mighty power. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Let the crowns, the great ones of earth, acknowledge their dependence upon God and join in worship to the blessed and o...
Psalms 29:3. _The voice of the Lord,_ as heard in a tremendous storm of thunder and hail. The clouds at such a time assume peculiar forms, being charged with the electric fluid, which is diffused thro...
_Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness._ THE WORSHIP OF HOLINESS Worship meant at first worth-ship, or the condition of being worthy, as friendship is the condition of being friendly. The best w...
_Give unto the Lord glory and strength._ THE GLORY OF GOD’S GOVERNMENT IN THE NATURAL WORLD This psalm has been explained, but without sufficient reason, as telling of the power and progress of the G...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 29:1. This is a hymn of praise to God for his awesome power. A thunderstorm serves as a visible representation of God’s majestic voice. It seems reasonable to suppose that s...
[1] Note.—Thunder is extremely rare in Palestine during summer. Hence the miracle wrought by Samuel at the time of wheat-harvest must have made the greater impression on the people (1 Samuel 12:17). T...
EXPOSITION THIS is a psalm of praise to God, and at the same time one intended to comfort and cheer his people. It consists of three parts: (1) An introduction (Psalms 29:1, Psalms 29:2), in which ...
Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give to the LORD the glory that is due unto his name (Psalms 29:1-2); We have told you how that they reverence the name of God....
1 Chronicles 16:28; 1 Chronicles 16:29; 2 Chronicles 20:21; Psalms 27:4;...