Psalms 29
1 A Psalm of David [on the occasion] of the solemn assembly of the Tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, you sons of God, bring to the Lord young rams; bring to the Lord glory and honour.
You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.
2 Bring to the Lord glory, [due] to his name; worship the lord in his holy court.
Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory has thundered: the Lord is upon many waters.
Yahweh’s voice is heard above the oceans; Yahweh, the glorious God, thunders. His voice thunders over the huge oceans [DOU].
4 The voice of the Lord is mighty; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
His voice is powerful and majestic.
5 [There is] the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.
The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.
6 And he will beat them small, [even] Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.
He causes [the mountains in] Lebanon to jump like calves jump, and causes Hermon [Mountain] to jump like a young bull jumps.
7 [There is] a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.
Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.
8 A voice of the Lord who shakes the wilderness; the Lord will shake the wilderness of Cades.
His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].
9 The voice of the Lord strengthens the hinds, and will uncover the thickets: and in his temple every one speaks [of his] glory.
Yahweh’s voice shakes the huge oak trees and strips the leaves from the trees while the people in the temple shout, “Praise [God]!”
10 The Lord will dwell on the waterflood: and the Lord will sit a king for ever.
Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.
11 The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Yahweh enables his people to be strong, and he blesses them by causing things to go well for them.
