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Psalm Ps. 29. This is a hymn of praise to God for his awesome power. A thunderstorm serves as a visible representation of God’s majestic voice. It seems reasonable to suppose that setting the psalm in a thunderstorm deliberately places Yahweh over Baal, the storm-god widely worshiped in Syria-Palestine. God created the phenomena of nature. They serve his purposes and demonstrate his wisdom, glory, faithfulness, and even his love.
Ps. 29:1–2 The psalm begins by urging the heavenly beings or angels to ascribe to the Lord glory and strength, that is, to acknowledge that these things are true of God, and that he deserves admiration for them.
Ps. 29:3–9 The thunderstorm represents of the voice of the Lord. The reader should imagine a magnificent storm coming eastward from the Mediterranean and sweeping through Israel, from the northern end (Sirion) to the southern end (Kadesh). The faithful, worshiping in the temple in Jerusalem, see the storm’s awesome power. They know that the voice of the Lord is even more powerful, and even more full of majesty. Hence their responsive cry, Glory!
Ps. 29:10–11 The temple (v. 9) is the place where God sits enthroned (9:11; 22:3) as king forever, especially over his people. The word for flood here is used elsewhere only of Noah’s flood (Gen. 6:17). Just as in that great flood, God’s power makes distinctions between the faithful and the unfaithful.
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