PSALM 29

 

 

1 Ascribe to Yahweh,[1] O sons of the mighty (or sons of God/gods)

Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to His name;

Worship Yahweh in holy array (or in the majesty of holiness).

 

 

3 The voice of Yahweh is upon the waters;

The God of glory thunders,

Yahweh is over many waters.

4 The voice of Yahweh is powerful,

The voice of Yahweh is majestic.

5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars;

Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

And Sirion[2] like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of Yahweh hews out flames of fire.

8 The voice of Yahweh shakes the wilderness;

Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of Yahweh makes the deer to calve

And strips the forests bare;

And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

 

 

10 Yahweh sat as King at the flood;

Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.

11 Yahweh will give strength to His people;

Yahweh will bless His people with peace.

 

 



[1]   “Yahweh” occurs more frequently in Psalm 29 (18x in 11 verses), than any other Psalm with the exception of Psalm 118 (22x in 29 verses) and Psalm 119 (24x in 176 verses). 

 

[2] Sirion was the Canaanite name for Mount Hermon which was regarded as a sacred mountain by the Canaanites. 

 

 

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