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The Bible speaks often of the effective power of the word of God. The word of God is not about things, the word of God does things. We meet that word, that voice, in all its terrible power in Psalm 29. The voice of the Lord is “heard” in this psalm in its effects on … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by Fred Gaiser”

Though it is impossible to know what tune accompanied Psalm 29 in its original recitations, the rhythms of its many repeated phrases convey a sense of musicality on their own. Repetition remains an effective musical and poetic device today, in sacred and secular contexts alike. Michael Jackson’s classic pop song “Beat It” has several verses, … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by Cameron B.R. Howard”

While the pen remains mightier than the sword, neither bears quite the same dynamic power as the spoken word. Psalm 29 affirms the fundamental biblical tenet that, in the entire universe, there is only one before whom all other creatures, forces, and even deities are rendered subordinate — the Lord God of Israel. Likely borrowing … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by Bobby Morris”

The 29th Psalm is notorious for being an originally Canaanite psalm, adapted by the Israelites. Who can know such things? Elements of the Psalm’s content, and also its poetic structure and style, are reminiscent of poems we have found from Ugarit and other Canaanite sources. If Israel borrowed solid, admired styles of poetry from their … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by James Howell”

A storm scene from our home on Woman Lake in northern Minnesota: As I write these lines, looking out across the lake, I notice that the wind is coming up in the northwest. Soon there will be rain, and then the storm. The storms always come from that direction and the pattern is the same. … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by James Limburg”

From one perspective, it may seem that the poet who composed Psalm 29 was an ancient version of what we might today call a storm-chaser. After all, the heart of Psalm 29 (vv. 3-9) is an enthusiastic and extended report of a powerful thunderstorm that apparently formed over the Mediterranean Sea (v. 3) and that … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by J. Clinton McCann”

Psalm 29 thunders forth a bold proclamation: God’s power reaches into the world and the whole world takes notice. This psalm has a long history, perhaps one that goes back to a pre-Yahwistic liturgy of the Canaanite god Baal or a similar ancient Near Eastern “storm deity.” In Ugaritic literature, which predates the Hebrew Bible … Continue reading “Psalm 29 Commentary by Joel LeMon”

Pastors regularly point to the psalms when people feel angry with God or despair of God’s goodness. Psalm 27 captures the ambiguity that inevitably haunts our faith. Look how the psalmist begins in verse 1: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; … Continue reading “Psalm 27 Commentary by Jane Strohl”

Psalm 27 invites reflection about the contours of human confidence, theological reflection and discernment, and prayer. With poetic breathing, each verse exhalation prompts new reflections about the activity of God and where God might be discerned. There is something of a confidence that builds as the Psalm progresses from one verse to the next. Yet, … Continue reading “Psalm 27 Commentary by Paul O. Myhre”

Drinking Deeply from the Psalms Commentary and hymns for a six-part preaching series on the Psalms.1 This worship and preaching series on the Psalms is meant to move through six psalms in a manner that reflects how believers actually experience the life of faith. The series loosely follows Walter Brueggemann’s typology that in life we … Continue reading “6-week preaching series on Psalms.]

Psalm 27

Psalm 27 Commentary by Beth L. Tanner”