Psalm 29:8

Translations

Modern

The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

Traditional

The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

Literal

The voice of YHWH causes the wilderness to writhe; YHWH causes the wilderness of Kadesh to writhe.

Latin

…vox Domini concutientis desertum: et commovebit Dominus desertum Cades.

Original

Hebrew

English

The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

Notes

Psalms 29:8

The Wilderness of Kadesh was south of Judah. People could hear God's voice across the land, from the north (Psalm 29:6) to the south.

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

Numbers 13:26
…and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
Job 9:6
He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
Psalm 18:7
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Psalm 46:3
…though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
Isaiah 13:13
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
Haggai 2:6
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
Hebrews 12:26
At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
Haggai 2:21
“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

Places

Kadesh: An important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin

Glossary

David Glory Music Psalms, Book of Sea Wilderness

Topics

Deserts: Kadesh God: Power of Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning

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