Psalm 29

A David Psalm

^1–229Bravo, God, bravo!

Gods and all angels shout, “Encore!”

In awe before the glory,

in awe before God’s visible power.

Stand at attention!

Dress your best to honor him!

³God thunders across the waters,

Brilliant, his voice and his face, streaming brightness—

God, across the flood waters.

⁴God’s thunder tympanic,

God’s thunder symphonic.

⁵God’s thunder smashes cedars,

God topples the northern cedars.

⁶The mountain ranges skip like spring colts,

The high ridges jump like wild kid goats.

^7–8God’s thunder spits fire.

God thunders, the wilderness quakes;

He makes the desert of Kadesh shake.

⁹God’s thunder sets the oak trees dancing

A wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches.

We fall to our knees—we call out, “Glory!”

¹⁰Above the floodwaters is God’s throne

from which his power flows,

from which he rules the world.

¹¹God makes his people strong.

God gives his people peace.