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Psalm 29:3

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29:3The Lord’s shout is heard over the water;5

the majestic God thunders,6

the Lord appears over the surging water.7

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Footnotes

  1. 5 Heb “the voice of the Lord [is] over the water.” As the next line makes clear, the “voice of the Lord” is here the thunder that accompanies a violent storm. The psalm depicts the Lord in the role of a warrior-king, so the thunder is his battle cry, as it were.
  2. 6 The Hebrew perfect verbal form is probably descriptive. In dramatic fashion the psalmist portrays the Lord coming in the storm to do battle with his enemies and to vindicate his people.
  3. 7 Traditionally “many waters.” The geographical references in the psalm (Lebanon, Sirion, Kadesh) suggest this is a reference to the Mediterranean Sea (see Ezek 26:19; 27:26). The psalmist describes a powerful storm moving in from the sea and sweeping over the mountainous areas north of Israel. The “surging waters” may symbolize the hostile enemies of God who seek to destroy his people (see Pss 18:17; 32:6; 77:20; 93:4; 144:7; Isa 17:13; Jer 51:55; Ezek 26:19; Hab 3:15). In this case the Lord is depicted as elevated above and sovereign over the raging waters.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord, over many waters.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The voice of the Lord is above the waters.

The God of glory thunders—

the Lord, above the vast water,

NLTNew Living Translation

The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The voice of Yahweh is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders.

Yahweh is over many waters.

KJV 1900King James Version

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters:

The God of glory thundereth:

The Lord is upon many waters.