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Psalm 29:1-2 Thoughts on what it means to ascribe - Day 233

Good morning friends,

(Wrote this May '21 while in Madison, Wi.  The activities of taking care of two 8 month olds is rather exhausting at times.  Even though we are only with them for 4 hours a day and they nap for some of that time, we are pretty tired at the end of our shift.  Everything else we do revolves around the hours spent with them.  As I thought about this psalm, I was struck by how the worship of God is to be all consuming.  Which makes me ponder why I find other things to be at the center of life.

Blessings,

Jeff

Ascribe is one of those words that is not in common usage.  

Webster says:

 to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing

Examples

These poems are usually ascribed to Homer.

They ascribe most of their success to good timing and good luck.

She ascribes no importance to having a lot of money.

Of course, David didn't write in English.  The Hebrew word is yâhaḇ; a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come: — ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.

But I wouldn't say that David merely thought that glory and honor are associated with the Lord.  He is making and absolute statement.  Glory and strength truly belong to the Lord and men and angels are called on to recognize this truth and live accordingly.  God does not have glory and strength because we say that He does.  We are stating He has glory and strength because that is how He has revealed Himself.  

The context of the psalm is lightning, thunder and tornado.  We are awe struck by these physical natural events.  David wants us to be in awe of the God who designed these events into creation to reflect His power.  They are natural events that testify to the God who is outside of nature.

So when was the last time you took time to ascribe glory and strength to the Lord?  When have you thought about the glory that is due His name and included this truth in your prayers?  When you come to church, are you coming to worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness?


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