Psalm 29:3–8

3 The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the •God of glory thundereth, —Jehovah upon great waters. 4 The voice of Jehovah is powerful; the voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. 5 The voice of Jehovah breaketh cedars; yea, Jehovah breaketh the cedars of Lebanon: 6 And he maketh them to skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young buffalo. 7 The voice of Jehovah cleaveth out flames of fire. 8 The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness; Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf,

Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord strikes

with flashes of lightning.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;

the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord, over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,

and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters:

The God of glory thundereth:

The Lord is upon many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars;

Yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf;

Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness;

The Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

3 The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars;

the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf;

he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord strikes

with bolts of lightning.

8 The voice of the Lord makes the barren wilderness quake;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

The God of glory thunders;

The Lord is over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars,

Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes them also skip like a calf,

Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 The Lord’s voice is heard over the sea.

The glorious God thunders;

the Lord thunders over the ocean.

4 The Lord’s voice is powerful;

the Lord’s voice is majestic.

5 The Lord’s voice breaks the trees;

the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes the land of Lebanon dance like a calf

and Mount Hermon jump like a baby bull.

7 The Lord’s voice makes the lightning flash.

8 The Lord’s voice shakes the desert;

the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

3 The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters:

The God of glory thundereth,

Even Jehovah upon many waters.

4 The voice of Jehovah is powerful;

The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty.

5 The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars;

Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf;

Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

7 The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.

8 The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness;

Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 The voice of the Lord rolls over the water.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord shouts over raging water.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful.

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars.

The Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip along like a calf

and Mount Sirion like a wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.

8 The voice of the Lord makes the wilderness tremble.

The Lord makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble.

Psalm 29:3–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 The voice of the Lord is above the waters.

The God of glory thunders—

the Lord, above vast waters,

4 the voice of the Lord in power,

the voice of the Lord in splendor.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

and Sirion, like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord, over mighty waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf

and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 The voice of Yahweh is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders.

Yahweh is over many waters.

4 The voice of Yahweh is powerful.

The voice of Yahweh is majestic.

5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars.

Yahweh shatters even the cedars of Lebanon.

6 And he makes them skip like a calf;

Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of Yahweh flashes flames of fire.

8 The voice of Yahweh shakes the wilderness.

Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 The voice of the Lord is heard over the waters.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful.

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees.

The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon into pieces.

6 He makes the mountains of Lebanon skip like a calf.

He makes Mount Hermon jump like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord strikes

with flashes of lightning.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert.

The Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

Psalm 29:3–8 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;

The God of glory thunders,

The Lord is over many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful,

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

And Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord hews out flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

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