The Lord is In Control!

Characteristics of Hymns in the Psalms:

In How to Read the Psalms, Tremper Longman III calls Hymns, “Exuberant praise of the Lord”

1.     Unlike Thanksgiving Psalms, which praise the Lord for what he has done (i.e. “timely” praise).

2.     Hymns offer praise for who the Lord is (i.e. “timeless” praise).

Hymns usually follow a three-part structure:

1.     Call to worship

2.    Descriptions of WHY the Lord is worthy of praise (often will include “for” or “because”)

3.     Concluding call to praise/worship

Psalm 29 is a Hymn which teaches us to praise the Lord – because, “The Lord is in Control!”

1.     In control of the GRAND (vv. 3-4)

2.     In Control of the GREAT (vv. 5-8)

3.     In control of the SMALL (v. 9)

“You can trust the Lord with the FUTURE based on his working in the PAST.”