Psa 29:1 A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Psa 29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Just 2 verses but packed with truth, and power.  Even before I read further in Matthew Henry’s Commentary I could sense this Scripture held some significant instruction.  Give.  Oceans of distance between that truth and our natural inclination to take!  More to the point though, Give to the Lord.  What could the Creator of the Universe, Sovereign and Mighty, Holy and Glorious God need that we could give????  Glad you asked because the Psalmist goes on…

Give the Lord glory and strength…that is, as Matthew Henry explained…pay homage, give credit, honor God, recognize His greatness.  Need more incentive?  Read on.

Psa 29:3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters

The mightiest rulers and kings on this earth don’t even have the voice God does when He thunders from Heaven, or sends lightening or wind.  God is mighty, powerful, and we should be full of awe for His strength and glory.  We have nothing to offer Him, except acknowledgement of Who He is, and what He does.  Nothing but our admiration and praise…and then, as He gives grace, our service to him. Give God honor, because of His glory and strength.

Give to God glory due His Name.  Do we ever contemplate the great I AM?  The names of God,  each descriptive of a character quality of His being.  Each one a powerful reminder of His all encompassing greatness, and provision. His names relate to us who He wants to be to each of us as an individual.  Elohim ~ Powerful Creator God, El Elyon ~God Most High, El Shaddai ~ Almighty God, Adonai ~ Lord and Master, Jehovah ~ I AM….Jehovah Jireh ~ The Lord will provide, Jehovah Rapha ~ The Lord who heals, Jehovah Nissi ~ The Lord is my Banner/ Battle Fighter, Jehovah Mekadash ~ The Lord Who Sanctifies, Jehovah Shalom ~ The Lord is Peace, Jehovah Sabaoth ~ The One Who Judges, Jehovah Roi ~ The Lord is My Shepherd, Jehovah Tsidkenu ~ The Lord our Righteousness, Jehovah Shammah ~ The Lord is There/ Ever Present One.  Do you see the God you need in that list?  Give Him glory for Who He is!

Give Him glory for His Holiness.  The beauty of Holiness. The object of our worship, His glorious Majesty.  King of Kings, Lord of Lords.  The sum of all our worship comes to this… God is Holy, Righteous, Worthy of all our praise and honor.  We should acknowledge His judgement is to be feared.  And we should be ever so grateful that His righteousness has been extended to us when we agree with Him we are UNworthy of His love, that we can in no way meet His standard for purity and holiness, and embrace the gift of Eternal life that He has freely given to all who will just believe in Jesus’ work on the cross,death,  burial, and resurrection to redeem us to the Father.  Give Him glory for His Holiness, and for His grace and mercy that allow us to come before Him, to worship and praise Him.  We, those who believe,  are so privileged to be called the children of God.  It’s important to meditate on that thought….Don’t take that for granted.  Our Holy Righteous God demands a Holy, Righteous People…we only have that because Christ bought us with His shed blood.  Not because of anything we have done.  Nothing.  Even our faith is by His spirit wooing us to Him.

The essence of our purpose, Give.  Give to the Lord…