Psalm 29:1–6 (ESV):

1  Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

 2  Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.

 3  The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord, over many waters.

 4  The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

 5  The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

 6  He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, 

and Sirion like a young wild ox.

 7  The voice of the Lord flashes forth 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 give birth

and strips the forests bare,

and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

 10  The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;

the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.

 11  May the Lord give strength to his people!

May the Lord bless his people with peace!

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There is a whisper that hangs in the air.

A murmur over the ripples

There is a softness to the voice

That emanates out from the deep

We hear it even while we don’t

We perceive it even as we lose it.

There is a song that resonates

That hums forth from all creation

Melodies and harmonies blending

As one grand majestic tune

In the quiet, the subtle

In the mundane and busyness

It chimes forth,

Ringing out on the edges of our periphery

It draws our attention and we turn

Losing it even as we seek to discern it

At the same time

And in other ways

The voice barks and commands

Demanding it’s presence to be known

The ripple of lighting

The boom of thunder

The rage of flooding river banks

The terrible rending of violent winds

They echo the same whispers

Repeat the same songs

A different intensity

A higher decibel

But containing the same message

Possessing the same song

Displaying the same majesty

And reaching for our souls

In the same intense longing

And in the same passionate plea

See me

Know me

Delight in me

Worship me

This song was written for you

These whispers cry out for you

These ragings clamber for you

The bold displays…for you

They seek your enjoyment

Your delight and fulfillment

They seek to satisfy your deepest need

Your most passionate longings

Once beheld and taken hold of

Once embraced and understood

The song elicits the highest praise

The whispers kindle the richest worship

The enjoyment made complete

In the expression of praise so deep

The song, the whispers

The shouts and explosions of wonder

Exacting BOTH deep enjoyment

AND highest expression of delight

In THE ONE who sings the song

Who whispers the whisper

Who explodes in displays of might and majesty

Who is seen in both the subtle and the overt

Oh that we would have eyes to see

Ears to hear

Hearts to long for

Passions to delight in

And respond to

The King of Kings

And Lord of Lords

Who comes, both in the subtle

And the overt

And whose worth

Is worthy of the highest praise

And the deepest enjoyment

Of the one who whispers and shouts

Just to invite us to know

And Delight

And partake of HIS goodness!

You are worthy, O Lord

BE the passion of my soul!