The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
David calls the mighty to give God glory not because He needs it, but because His terrible power displayed in nature strikes fear into the proud and invites the faithful to worship. Those highest in rank are hardest to bend, which is why he presses them three times to yield.
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Commenting on Psalm 29:1-11
The voice of the Lord is powerful. An irresistible power attends the lightning of which the thunder is the report. In an instant, when the Lord wills it, the force of electricity produces amazing results. A writer upon this subject, speaks of these results as including a light of the intensity of the sun in his strength, a heat capable of fusing the most compact...
Mighty men are called to give glory three times over because they resist this duty, yet it is critical to God's kingdom that princes espouse it. They must acknowledge His dominion and give themselves to Him first, since their power comes from Him and must serve Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 29:1-11