Book of Psalms · Chapter 29 of 150

Psalms 29: Verse-by-Verse Commentary (with Videos)

11 verses · 1 video commentaries from 1 course · Berean Standard Bible

¹A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

²Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.

³The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

⁴The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.

⁵The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.

⁸The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

¹¹The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

Psalms 29 Verse Notes

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Psalm 29's Canaanite influence and storm imagery

Psalm 29 is a notable example of a psalm that scholars believe shows strong influence from pre-biblical Canaanite poetry, particularly hymns to Baal. Its imagery of God moving across waters, mountains quaking, and the earth shaking is highly similar to descriptions of the Canaanite storm god. This suggests that some psalms may have adapted existing Canaanite poetic forms by replacing Baal with Yahweh, indicating an early dating for such compositions.

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