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  "custom_id": "PSA_029",
  "testament": "OT",
  "book": "Psalms",
  "passage_ref": "Psalm 29",
  "title": "The Lord’s Powerful Voice",
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  "simple_summary": "Psalm 29 calls all worshipers to give the Lord his proper honor. His voice is like thunder over the waters, the mountains, and the forests. The same Lord who shows such great power also gives strength and peace to his people.",
  "simple_explanation": "This psalm is a song of praise. It begins by calling the heavenly beings to give the Lord glory and worship him in holy splendor. Then it describes the Lord’s voice as strong and majestic. His voice is pictured as thunder that moves over the waters, breaks great cedars, shakes the wilderness, and strips the forests bare. The point is not only that nature is noisy. The point is that the Lord speaks with power, and creation obeys him. The psalm ends by saying that the Lord rules forever and gives strength and peace to his people. So the right response is reverent worship and confident trust in the Lord’s care.",
  "important_truths": [
    "The Lord is worthy of glory and worship.",
    "God’s voice is powerful and majestic.",
    "The Lord rules over creation, not creation over the Lord.",
    "No earthly strength can stand against the Lord.",
    "The Lord is the eternal King.",
    "The Lord gives strength and peace to his people."
  ],
  "warnings_promises_commands": [
    "Acknowledge the Lord’s majesty and power.",
    "Worship the Lord in holy attire.",
    "Do not treat the Lord as small or ordinary.",
    "The Lord’s voice shows his rule over all creation.",
    "The Lord gives strength to his people.",
    "The Lord grants peace and security to his people."
  ],
  "gods_plan_connection": "Psalm 29 shows the Lord as the true King over creation. His rule reaches over waters, mountains, and wilderness. In the wider Bible, this supports the hope that God’s kingly rule will bring ordered peace to his people.",
  "simple_application": "We should worship God with reverence, not carelessness. His greatness should humble us. His care should also comfort us, because the one who rules the world gives strength and peace to his people.",
  "net_bible_attribution": "Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NET) are from the NET Bible®, copyright ©1996, 2019 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.",
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