Psalms 29
1 “A psalm of David.” Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye sons of the mighty, ascribe unto the Lord glory and strength.
You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.
2 Ascribe unto the Lord the glory of his name; bow down to the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
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 thundereth, the Lord—upon mighty 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 [resoundeth] with power; the voice of the Lord [resoundeth] with majesty.
His voice is powerful and majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars; yea, the Lord shivereth the cedars of Lebanon;
The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.
6 And he maketh them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Siryon like young reems.
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 heweth out flames of fire.
Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.
8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord 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 the Lord causeth the hinds to start, and maketh bare forests: and in his temple every thing speaketh [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 sat [enthroned] at the flood: and the Lord will sit as 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 unto 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.
