< Psalms 29 >
1 Give unto Yhwh, O ye mighty, give unto Yhwh glory and strength.
You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.
2 Give unto Yhwh the glory due unto his name; worship Yhwh in the beauty of holiness.
Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].
3 The voice of Yhwh is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: Yhwh 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 Yhwh is powerful; the voice of Yhwh is full of majesty.
His voice is powerful and majestic.
5 The voice of Yhwh breaketh the cedars; yea, Yhwh breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like 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 The voice of Yhwh divideth the flames of fire.
Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.
8 The voice of Yhwh shaketh the wilderness; Yhwh shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].
9 The voice of Yhwh maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak 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 Yhwh sitteth upon the flood; yea, Yhwh sitteth King for ever.
Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.
11 Yhwh will give strength unto his people; Yhwh 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.