Baptism Of Jesus
Worship
Aids To The Psalms
Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
worship the Lord in holy splendor.
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over mighty waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
The voice of the Lord flashes
forth flames of fire.
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl,
and strips the forest bare;
and in his temple all say, "Glory!"
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Alternate Image
The troubadour travels; travels through the valleys and forests, over the mountains and on the seas. Each aspect of nature overwhelms him. All of nature shouts God's glory in the magnificence the eye can see, the ear can hear and the senses touch. The glory of God is evidenced in all of nature's splendor. Then, suddenly the storms strike. The seas erupt in hurricane, the woods are stripped of their bark in the tornado. The Singer quakes in fear as the volcano erupts and the floods denude the coastlines. The traveler quakes as does the earth, and is scorched in the firestorm. Terrified, the Singer yet proclaims God's omnipotence as seen in the mighty and fearful acts God made as part of creation. Powerful as they are, the troubadour realizes they only represent a minute portion of God's power. God creates and rules all of nature. The Singer chants mesmerized by the destructive power; strangely at peace, he perceives more of God's sovereignty.
Reflection
All of us can easily appreciate God's goodness and power as we enjoy the sights and sounds of nature when it is at peace. We gasp at green valleys and huge canyons. We hold our breath as we gaze at sequoias. We are stunned by icebergs. We delight in all this beauty. But when the storms come, we easily wonder why God allows such destruction and chaos. We even cry out our complaints to God's destruction; it is too wasteful. Yet it is usually out of the difficult times, the times of pain and sorrow when our faith grows most. It is out of our understanding of sin that we seek a savior. We with the Singer, give thanks to God for all things, even those we would want to avoid, bowing to God's greater vision.
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
worship the Lord in holy splendor.
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over mighty waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
The voice of the Lord flashes
forth flames of fire.
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl,
and strips the forest bare;
and in his temple all say, "Glory!"
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Alternate Image
The troubadour travels; travels through the valleys and forests, over the mountains and on the seas. Each aspect of nature overwhelms him. All of nature shouts God's glory in the magnificence the eye can see, the ear can hear and the senses touch. The glory of God is evidenced in all of nature's splendor. Then, suddenly the storms strike. The seas erupt in hurricane, the woods are stripped of their bark in the tornado. The Singer quakes in fear as the volcano erupts and the floods denude the coastlines. The traveler quakes as does the earth, and is scorched in the firestorm. Terrified, the Singer yet proclaims God's omnipotence as seen in the mighty and fearful acts God made as part of creation. Powerful as they are, the troubadour realizes they only represent a minute portion of God's power. God creates and rules all of nature. The Singer chants mesmerized by the destructive power; strangely at peace, he perceives more of God's sovereignty.
Reflection
All of us can easily appreciate God's goodness and power as we enjoy the sights and sounds of nature when it is at peace. We gasp at green valleys and huge canyons. We hold our breath as we gaze at sequoias. We are stunned by icebergs. We delight in all this beauty. But when the storms come, we easily wonder why God allows such destruction and chaos. We even cry out our complaints to God's destruction; it is too wasteful. Yet it is usually out of the difficult times, the times of pain and sorrow when our faith grows most. It is out of our understanding of sin that we seek a savior. We with the Singer, give thanks to God for all things, even those we would want to avoid, bowing to God's greater vision.
