Psalms 29

1 A psalm of David. Honor the Lord, children of God, honor his glory and strength.

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

2 Honor the Lord for his glorious character, bow in reverence to the Lord in his brilliant holiness.

Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].

3 The Lord's voice sounds over the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the vast ocean.

Yahweh’s voice is heard above the oceans; Yahweh, the glorious God, thunders. His voice thunders over the huge oceans [DOU].

4 The Lord's voice is powerful; the Lord's voice is majestic;

His voice is powerful and majestic.

5 the Lord's voice shatters the cedars, even breaking the cedars of Lebanon.

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

6 He makes the mountains of Lebanon skip like a calf, and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.

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

7 The Lord's voice blazes out like lightning flashes.

Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.

8 The Lord's voice causes an earthquake in the desert; the desert of Kadesh shakes.

His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].

9 The Lord's voice makes the pregnant deer go into labor; it strips bare the forests. In his Temple all the worshipers shout, “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 sits on his throne above the floodwaters; the Lord is the eternal King.

Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.

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

Yahweh enables his people to be strong, and he blesses them by causing things to go well for them.