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Psalm 29:2

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Worship the LORD in holy array.

1A Psalm by David. Ascribe to the LORD, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Worship the LORD in holy array.
3The LORD’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even the LORD on many waters.
4The LORD’s voice is powerful. The LORD’s voice is full of majesty.
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Notice

The glory “due to his name” draws attention to YHWH’s worth and to the reverence with which a person approaches him.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 96:8–9Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.Both command that the LORD receive the glory due to his name; Psalm 96 adds bringing an offering into his courts.
1 Chronicles 16:28–29Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!Both command praise to the LORD, with Chronicles addressing the families of the peoples and naming his glory and strength.
Psalm 96:9Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.Both command worship of the LORD in holy array; Psalm 96 also tells all the earth to tremble before him.
2 Chronicles 20:21When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and …Both describe worship in holy array, with Chronicles placing singers praising the LORD before an army.
Psalm 110:3Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.Both use the phrase “in holy array,” though Psalm 110 describes people offering themselves in a day of power.
Psalm 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to …Both turn toward the LORD in worship, with Psalm 27 expressing a desire to dwell in his house and see his beauty.
Malachi 3:8Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.The shared thread is what is due to God: Psalm 29 names glory, while Malachi names withheld tithes and offerings.
Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.Both direct devotion toward God: Psalm 29 commands worship of the LORD, while Exodus forbids having other gods before him.
1 Chronicles 16:29Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the LORD in holy array.Both command giving the LORD the glory due to his name and worshiping in holy array; Chronicles also names an offering.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Speak a short prayer praising YHWH’s glory

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Encouragement

Your praise acknowledges glory that already belongs to YHWH. Even when words are few, his worth remains: glory is due to his name.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).