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Intro:

These last few weeks you may not have noticed an ongoing theme through our studies in the Psalms since March.

A big thing we’re going to see in 9 is something we’ve seen in , , , and something that we will continue to see until we make it to .

It is: “dwelling in the house of the Lord”

The emphasis on the “house” or “dwelling” of Yahweh is noted where the psalmists hope to find protection and security.

For example, , where David concludes on his Host’s provision, when David speaks of who may stand in the presence of God in , David crying out for the intervention of God in 25:16-21, the expression of love for Yahweh’s dwelling place in 26:8, the psalmist’s earnest seeking to dwell in the house of Yahweh in 27:4–5, the lifting up of one’s hands toward Yahweh’s “holy place” in 28:2, the acknowledgement of all who are in the temple of Yahweh’s glorious kingship in 29:9, and finally the heading linking to the “dedication of the temple.”

This constellation of recurring themes in so many adjacent psalms can hardly be coincidence and must be explored as each psalm is considered.

Read Passage

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

A Psalm of David.

1 Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty,

Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name;

Worship the Lord in holy array.

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;

The God of glory thunders,

The Lord is over cmany waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful,

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

And Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord hews out flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer to calve

And strips the forests bare;

And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sat as King at the flood;

Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

11 The Lord will give strength to His people;

The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Personal observations:

The descriptions used here for God bear heavy similarity to the ones used towards the gods of the Canaanites.

Why?

Psalmist may be borrowing descriptive elements to announce the superiority of God over any other god.

Powerful descriptions of God’s power

The LORD is mentioned 18 times

The combination of these two literary features makes for a highly interesting poetic witness.

It is ironic that the voice of the LORD is mentioned seven times, but unlike other psalms (cf.

Psalms 50, 81, or 82), no words of God are quoted—God never actually speaks.

Rather, humans are the only ones who speak, and they say only one word, glory.