Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Psalm 29

Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty

A Psalm of David.

Psalm 29:¹ Give (Ascribe) unto the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), O you mighty ones,
Give unto the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) glory and strength.

Psalm 29:² Give (Ascribe) unto the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) the glory due to His name (Lit. of His name);
Worship the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) in the beauty (majesty) of holiness.

Psalm 29:³ The voice (from an unused root meaning to call aloud) of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) is over the waters;
The God (‘ēl) of glory thunders;
The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) is over many waters.

• The voice of the Lord is the cavernous roar of a mighty Lion.
  He crouches in waiting, prepared to spring forth on the Day of His Wrath. The heavens tremble, thunder and lightning twitch, restrained.
• He speaks aloud. He is heard over the roar of the Sea of People who crash against the Rock of Ages. He cannot be ignored.

Psalm 29:⁴ The voice of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) is powerful;
The voice of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) is full of majesty.

Psalm 29:⁵ The voice of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) breaks the cedars,
Yes, the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

Psalm 29:⁶ He makes them also skip like a calf,
Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

Psalm 29:⁷ The voice of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) divides (stirs up, lit. hews out) the flames of fire.

Psalm 29:⁸ The voice of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) shakes the wilderness;
The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:⁹ The voice of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) makes the deer give birth,
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

Psalm 29:¹⁰ The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) sat enthroned at the Flood,
And the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) sits as King forever.

• The Lord has preeminence over Noah’s “Worldwide Flood”.

Psalm 29:¹¹ The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) will give strength to His people;
The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) will bless His people with peace.

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