Psalm 29:3

Translations

Modern

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

Traditional

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

Literal

The voice of YHWH is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders—YHWH is over many waters.

Latin

Vox Domini super aquas; Deus majestatis intonuit: Dominus super aquas multas.

Original

Hebrew

English

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

Notes

Psalms 29:3–9

The Hebrew word qol can mean "voice," "noise" (1 Kings 1:45), or "thunder" (Joel 3:16). The Lord's voice is awe-inspiring and overpowers any sounds people might attribute to other gods.

Psalms 29:1–11

This nature hymn in praise of the Creator declares that the Lord holds all power over nature. God uses the same unsurpassed strength to care for his people.

Theme notes and profiles

David The Creator-King The Glory of God

Related verses

Job 37:2–5
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
Psalm 93:3–4
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Exodus 9:33
Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
Exodus 19:16
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
Exodus 9:28
Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
Psalm 77:16–19
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
Matthew 8:26–27
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
Psalm 18:13–15
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
Revelation 11:19
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
Revelation 8:5
Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 16:18
And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
John 12:29
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

David Glory Music Psalms, Book of Sea

Topics

God: Glory of God: Power of Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning Power of God: The Voice of God The Power of God: Expressed by the Voice of God

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