Psalms 29 WEB
Summary: A hymn celebrating God's power displayed in a violent thunderstorm, Psalm 29 opens by summoning heavenly beings to "ascribe to the LORD glory and strength" (v. 1) before tracing the storm's path as "the voice of the LORD" breaking cedars, shaking the wilderness, and stripping forests bare (v. 5-9), repeated seven times through the psalm. Its imagery likely draws on and subverts older storm-god language to assert the LORD's supremacy over nature. It closes by picturing God enthroned over the flood, giving strength and peace to his people (v. 10-11).
1Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
2Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
3Yahweh’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.
4Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.
5Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.
7Yahweh’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.
8Yahweh’s voice shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9Yahweh’s voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, “Glory!”
10Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.
11Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.
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