Chapter XXVIII · Location 28 of 150
Chapter 28 · Open to readFrom Psalms · Douay–Rheims / Challoner (1749–1752)
What does Psalms Chapter 28 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?
Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary
The psalm summons glory and offerings at the tabernacle’s finishing. Repeated voice imagery concerns waters, cedars, fire, desert and woods. A separate note interprets thunder mystically; strength and peace are promised.
Chapter breakdown
The Latin incipit is Afferte Domino. The separate heading invites glory with remembrance of mighty works. The inscription is for David at the tabernacle's finishing. Children of God are called to bring offspring of rams, glory and honor to the Lord's name and adore in His holy court.
The psalm's repeated voice imagery is upon waters: the God of majesty thundered and the Lord is upon many waters. His voice is in power and magnificence, breaking cedars and promising to break Libanus's cedars and reduce them to pieces like a calf of Libanus and the beloved son of unicorns. The separate note gives the Hebrew as making them skip like a calf, explaining thunder breaking strong tall trees and making broken branches skip. It also interprets this mystically as God's word in the church breaking worldly pride and bringing many great ones meekly and joyfully beneath Christ's sweet yoke.
His voice divides the flame of fire, shakes the desert and shall shake Cades. It prepares stags, will discover thick woods and all in His temple shall speak His glory. The Lord makes the flood dwell and shall sit king forever, give strength and bless His people with peace. The admitted text does not say stags calve from fear or describe a documented storm course, and future blessing does not establish exclusive eligibility beyond these words.
The story inside
Opening: The psalm summons glory and offerings at the tabernacle’s finishing. Development: Repeated voice imagery concerns waters, cedars, fire, desert and woods. Conclusion: A separate note interprets thunder mystically; strength and peace are promised.
Lessons worth keeping
- 1The psalm summons glory and offerings at the tabernacle’s finishing.
- 2Repeated voice imagery concerns waters, cedars, fire, desert and woods.
- 3A separate note interprets thunder mystically; strength and peace are promised.
Test your recall
Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?
Source edition and notes
Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.
Lines 59267–59268
Bring to the Lord glory and honour: bring to the Lord glory to his name: adore ye the Lord in his holy court.
Lines 59270–59271
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of majesty hath thundered, The Lord is upon many waters.
Lines 59273–59274
The voice of the Lord is in power; the voice of the Lord in magnificence.
Lines 59276–59277
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus.
Lines 59296–59297
The voice of the Lord prepareth the stags: and he will discover the thick woods: and in his temple all shall speak his glory.
Lines 59299–59301
The Lord maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever. The Lord will give strength to his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace.
