Psalm 29 Text
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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.
Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
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מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | 1a | A psalm by David. |
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים | 1b | Ascribe [glory and strength] to YHWH, divine beings. |
הָב֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃ | 1c | Ascribe glory and strength to YHWH. |
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ | 2a | Ascribe to YHWH the honour that his name deserves. |
הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | 2b | Bow down to YHWH dressed in holy attire. |
ק֥וֹל יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם | 3a | The sound of YHWH against the water! |
אֵֽל־הַכָּב֥וֹד הִרְעִ֑ים | 3b | The glorious God has thundered. |
יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ | 3c | YHWH [has thundered] against much water. |
קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה בַּכֹּ֑חַ | 4a | The sound of YHWH [thundering] in power! |
ק֥וֹל יְ֝הוָ֗ה בֶּהָדָֽר׃ | 4b | The sound of YHWH [thundering] in majesty! |
ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים | 5a | The sound of YHWH breaking cedars! |
וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ | 5b | And YHWH is breaking the cedars of Lebanon. |
וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמוֹ־עֵ֑גֶל לְבָנ֥וֹן | 6a | And he is causing Lebanon to skip like a calf, |
וְ֝שִׂרְיֹ֗ן כְּמ֣וֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִֽים׃ | 6b | and Sirion like a wild ox. |
קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה חֹצֵ֗ב לַהֲב֥וֹת אֵֽשׁ׃ | 7a | The sound of YHWH hewing with lightning bolts! |
ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה יָחִ֣יל מִדְבָּ֑ר | 8a | YHWH's voice causes the wilderness to tremble. |
יָחִ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִדְבַּ֥ר קָדֵֽשׁ׃ | 8b | YHWH causes the wilderness of Kadesh to tremble. |
ק֤וֹל יְהוָ֨ה ׀ יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֮ | 9a | YHWH's voice causes fallow deer to give birth, |
וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת | 9b | and it strips forests, |
וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ אֹמֵ֥ר כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 9c | and in his temple everyone is saying, "Glory!" |
יְ֭הוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב | 10a | YHWH sat enthroned over the Flood. |
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֝הוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 10b | And YHWH sat enthroned as king forever. |
יְֽהוָ֗ה עֹ֭ז לְעַמּ֣וֹ יִתֵּ֑ן | 11a | YHWH gives strength to his people. |
יְהוָ֓ה ׀ יְבָרֵ֖ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ בַשָּׁלֽוֹם׃ | 11b | YHWH blesses his people with peace. |
Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.
Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
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מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | 1a | A psalm by David. |
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים | 1b | Ascribe [glory and strength] to YHWH, divine beings. |
הָב֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃ | 1c | Ascribe glory and strength to YHWH. |
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ | 2a | Ascribe to YHWH the honour that his name deserves. |
הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | 2b | Bow down to YHWH dressed in holy attire. |
ק֥וֹל יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם | 3a | The sound of YHWH against the water! |
אֵֽל־הַכָּב֥וֹד הִרְעִ֑ים | 3b | The glorious God has thundered. |
יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ | 3c | YHWH [has thundered] against much water. |
קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה בַּכֹּ֑חַ | 4a | The sound of YHWH [thundering] in power! |
ק֥וֹל יְ֝הוָ֗ה בֶּהָדָֽר׃ | 4b | The sound of YHWH [thundering] in majesty! |
ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים | 5a | The sound of YHWH breaking cedars! |
וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ | 5b | And YHWH is breaking the cedars of Lebanon. |
וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמוֹ־עֵ֑גֶל לְבָנ֥וֹן | 6a | And he is causing Lebanon to skip like a calf, |
וְ֝שִׂרְיֹ֗ן כְּמ֣וֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִֽים׃ | 6b | and Sirion like a wild ox. |
קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה חֹצֵ֗ב לַהֲב֥וֹת אֵֽשׁ׃ | 7a | The sound of YHWH hewing with lightning bolts! |
ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה יָחִ֣יל מִדְבָּ֑ר | 8a | YHWH's voice causes the wilderness to tremble. |
יָחִ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִדְבַּ֥ר קָדֵֽשׁ׃ | 8b | YHWH causes the wilderness of Kadesh to tremble. |
ק֤וֹל יְהוָ֨ה ׀ יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֮ | 9a | YHWH's voice causes fallow deer to give birth, |
וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת | 9b | and it strips forests, |
וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ אֹמֵ֥ר כָּבֽוֹד׃ | 9c | and in his temple everyone is saying, "Glory!" |
יְ֭הוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב | 10a | YHWH sat enthroned over the Flood. |
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֝הוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 10b | And YHWH sat enthroned as king forever. |
יְֽהוָ֗ה עֹ֭ז לְעַמּ֣וֹ יִתֵּ֑ן | 11a | YHWH gives strength to his people. |
יְהוָ֓ה ׀ יְבָרֵ֖ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ בַשָּׁלֽוֹם׃ | 11b | YHWH blesses his people with peace. |
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