Psalm 29

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

¹Praise the Lord, you mighty angels.

Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.

²Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.

Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.

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

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful.

The voice of the Lord is majestic.

⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees.

The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon into pieces.

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

He makes Mount Hermon jump like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the Lord strikes

with flashes of lightning.

⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert.

The Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oak trees.

It strips the forests bare.

And in his temple everyone cries out, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord on his throne rules over the flood.

The Lord rules from his throne as King forever.

¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people.

The Lord blesses his people with peace.