Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
The voice of Yahweh is so all-powerful, that, however weak the Church be, and however strong her foes, He will give her "strength" and "peace." Psalms 29:1-11.-Call to the sons of the mighty to glorify Yahweh's might (Psalms 29:1-2); His glorious might detailed; their glorification of Him in His temple (Psalms 29:3-9); His people's assurance that however high the flood of foes arises, the Lord sits above it, and will give His people peace (Psalms 29:10-11). The "seven thunders" in Revelation 10:3-4, answer to the seven-fold "voice of Yahweh" here.
Give glory and strength. Recognize that Yahweh hath both glory and strength, and glorify Him accordingly. The design in Psalms 29:1-9 is to awaken us to realize vividly the truth, that the Lord hath in perfection "glory and strength;" from which follows the grand inference, "The Lord will give strength unto His people" (Psalms 29:11; cf. Psalms 96:7-8), based on the primary passage, Deuteronomy 32:3. "Glory" х kaabowd (H3519)] - literally, gravity, weight (cf. "weight of glory," 2 Corinthians 4:17).
O ye mighty - Hebrew, 'sons of the mighty' х bªneey (H1121)]. The sons of 'Eeliym (H410), or 'Elohiym O ye mighty - Hebrew, 'sons of the mighty' х bªneey (H1121)]. The sons of 'Eeliym (H410), or 'Elohiym (H430), are plainly here the angels (Job 38:7). Seeing that the heavenly beings ascribe glory and strength to the Lord, the children of God on earth may be encouraged, by the proofs which He gives of His majestic might, to fear no adverse power which can withstand His interposition in their behalf. The plural form, ''Elohiym,' implies that though God is one, yet He hath an infinite fullness of attributes; in contrast to the pagan idols, to each of which only some one attribute was assigned. So Psalms 89:7, where only besides the phrase occurs. 'Eeliym (H410) is the abbreviated form of 'Eel (H410) 'Eeliym (H410) (cf. Deuteronomy 10:17). This view is confirmed by Isaiah 6:1-3, where the seraphim similarly ascribe the glory which fills the whole earth to the Lord. Also Psalms 103:20, "Bless the Lord, ye His angels, that excel in strength." Others take it kings and mighty men of the earth, as in Psalms 82:6. But (Psalms 29:9) "in His temple (i:e., His heavenly sanctuary) doth everyone speak of His glory" favours the opinion that angels are meant by 'sons of the mighty.' In Psalms 96:7 it is "Give unto the Lord glory and strength, ye, kindreds of the people." Thus the reasoning is 'a fortiori.' If angels who excel in might ascribe glorious strength to God, the Church on earth has no reason to doubt His power of saving her from the most mighty assailants. The mighty ones of heaven are tacitly contrasted with the mighty ones of earth (cf. note, Psalms 29:5).