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A Davidic Psalm.

Praise to the Majestic Lord

29 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings;
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord wearing holy attire.

The voice of the Lord was heard[a] above the waters;
    the God of glory thundered;
        the Lord was heard[b] over many waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord snaps the cedars;[c]
    the Lord snaps the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes them stagger like a calf,
    even Lebanon and Sirion[d] like a young wild ox.

The voice of the Lord shoots out flashes of fire.
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
        the voice of the Lord shakes[e] the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord causes deer to give birth,
    and strips the forest bare.
        In his Temple all of them shout, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sat enthroned over the flood,
    and the Lord sits as king forever.
11 The Lord will give strength to his people;
    the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 29:3 The Heb. lacks heard
  2. Psalm 29:3 The Heb. lacks heard
  3. Psalm 29:5 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book
  4. Psalm 29:6 I.e. Mount Hermon; cf. Deut 3:9
  5. Psalm 29:8 The Heb. lacks shakes

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

Ascribe to the Lord,(A) you heavenly beings,(B)
    ascribe to the Lord glory(C) and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(D)

The voice(E) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory(F) thunders,(G)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(H)
The voice of the Lord is powerful;(I)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(J)
He makes Lebanon leap(K) like a calf,
    Sirion[b](L) like a young wild ox.(M)
The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.(N)
The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(O)
The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c](P)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(Q)

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(R)
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(S)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;(T)
    the Lord blesses his people with peace.(U)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
  2. Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
  3. Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth