Psalms 29

1 A PSALM OF DAVID. Ascribe to YHWH, you sons of the mighty, Ascribe to YHWH glory and strength.

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

2 Ascribe to YHWH the glory of His Name, Bow yourselves to YHWH, In the beauty of holiness.

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

3 The voice of YHWH [is] on the waters, The God of glory has thundered, YHWH [is] on many waters.

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

4 The voice of YHWH [is] with power, The voice of YHWH [is] with majesty,

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

5 The voice of YHWH [is] shattering cedars, Indeed, YHWH shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

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

6 And He causes them to skip as a calf, Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,

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

7 The voice of YHWH is hewing fiery flames,

The Lord's voice blazes out like lightning flashes.

8 The voice of YHWH pains a wilderness, YHWH pains the wilderness of Kadesh.

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

9 The voice of YHWH pains the oaks, And makes bare the forests, And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

The Lord's voice makes the pregnant deer go into labor; it strips bare the forests. In his Temple all the worshipers shout, “Glory!”

10 YHWH has sat on the flood, And YHWH sits [as] king for all time,

The Lord sits on his throne above the floodwaters; the Lord is the eternal King.

11 YHWH gives strength to His people, YHWH blesses His people with peace!

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