Psalms 29

1 A psalm for David, at the finishing of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams.

You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.

2 Bring to the Lord glory and honour: bring to the Lord glory to his name: adore ye 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 majesty hath 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 in power; the voice of the Lord in magnificence.

His voice is powerful and majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus.

The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.

6 And shall reduce them to pieces, as a calf of Libanus, and as the beloved son of unicorns.

He causes [the mountains in] Lebanon to jump like calves jump, and causes Hermon [Mountain] to jump like a young bull jumps.

7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flame of fire:

Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the desert: and the Lord shall shake the desert 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 prepareth the stags: and he will discover the thick woods: and in his temple all shall speak 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 maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit 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.