Psalm 29

Psalm 29

1. A psalm of David. 1 1 Honor the Lord, you heavenly beings[a]; 1 honor the Lord for his glory and strength.

2. Honor the Lord for the glory of his name. 2 Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

3. The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea. 3 The God of glory thunders. 3 The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.

4. The voice of the Lord is powerful; 4 the voice of the Lord is majestic.

5. The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars; 5 the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6. He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf; 6 he makes Mount Hermon[b] leap like a young wild ox.

7. The voice of the Lord strikes 7 with bolts of lightning.

8. The voice of the Lord makes the barren wilderness quake; 8 the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9. The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks[c] 9 and strips the forests bare. 9 In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

10. The Lord rules over the floodwaters. 10 The Lord reigns as king forever.

11. The Lord gives his people strength. 11 The Lord blesses them with peace.

Footnotes:
a. 29:1: Hebrew you sons of God.
b. 29:6: Hebrew Sirion, another name for Mount Hermon.
c. 29:9: Or causes the deer to writhe in labor.