Psalm 29 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Psa 29:1A psalm of David.

Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings[fn];
honor the LORD for his glory and strength.

Psa 29:2Honor the LORD for the glory of his name.
Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.

Psa 29:3The voice of the LORD echoes above the sea.
The God of glory thunders.
The LORD thunders over the mighty sea.

Psa 29:4The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.

Psa 29:5The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars;
the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

Psa 29:6He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf;
he makes Mount Hermon[fn] leap like a young wild ox.

Psa 29:7The voice of the LORD strikes
with bolts of lightning.

Psa 29:8The voice of the LORD makes the barren wilderness quake;
the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psa 29:9The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks[fn]
and strips the forests bare.
In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

Psa 29:10The LORD rules over the floodwaters.
The LORD reigns as king forever.

Psa 29:11The LORD gives his people strength.
The LORD blesses them with peace.

Hebrew you sons of God.

Hebrew Sirion, another name for Mount Hermon.

Or causes the deer to writhe in labor.

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