Psalm 29

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

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^(a)Ascribe to the Lord, O ^(b)sons of the mighty,

Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
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Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty and majesty of His holiness [as the creator and source of holiness].

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The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.

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The voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

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The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

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He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
And Sirion (Mount Hermon) like a young, wild ox.

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The voice of the Lord rakes flames of fire (lightning).

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The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

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The voice of the Lord ^(c)makes the doe labor and give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple all are saying, “Glory!”

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The Lord sat as King at the flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.

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The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 29:1: This psalm has been called “The Song of the Thunderstorm,” a glorious psalm of praise sung during an earthshaking tempest which reminds the psalmist of the time of Noah and the deluge (see v 10).

b. Psalm 29:1: The ancient rabbis interpreted this as referring to the patriarchs. Today many scholars regard this as a reference to God’s angels.

c. Psalm 29:9: Or makes the oaks shake.