Psalm 29
Psalm 29 is the 29th psalm from the Book of Psalms.
It is "a hymn, describing the advent of Yahweh in a storm. The angels worship Yahweh in the heavenly temple ; the thunder of Yahweh's voice is a great power on the waters ; upon Lebanon and its cedars ; upon the wilderness and its forests ; Yahweh, enthroned over the Flood, reigns forever and bestows blessings on his people."
According to Charles and Emilie Briggs, it "seems to belong to the Persian period subsequent to Nehemiah," that is, between 445 and 333 BCE.
Text
Hebrew Bible version
Following is the Hebrew text of Psalm 29:| Verse | Hebrew | |
| 1 | מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד הָב֣וּ לַֽ֖יהֹוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים הָב֥וּ לַ֜יהֹוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז | |
| 2 | הָב֣וּ לַֽ֖יהֹוָה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ הִשְׁתַּֽחֲו֥וּ לַֽ֜יהֹוָ֗ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ | |
| 3 | ק֥וֹל יְהֹוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם אֵֽל־הַכָּב֥וֹד הִרְעִ֑ים יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים | |
| 4 | קֽוֹל־יְהֹוָ֥ה בַּכֹּ֑חַ ק֥וֹל יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה בֶּֽהָדָֽר | |
| 5 | ק֣וֹל יְ֖הֹוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן | |
| 6 | וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמוֹ־עֵ֑גֶל לְבָנ֥וֹן וְ֜שִׂרְי֗וֹן כְּמ֣וֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִֽים | |
| 7 | קֽוֹל־יְהֹוָ֥ה חֹצֵ֗ב לַֽהֲב֥וֹת אֵֽשׁ | |
| 8 | ק֣וֹל יְ֖הֹוָה יָחִ֣יל מִדְבָּ֑ר יָחִ֥יל יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה מִדְבַּ֥ר קָדֵֽשׁ | |
| 9 | יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֘ וַיֶּֽחֱשׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת וּבְהֵֽיכָל֑וֹ כֻּ֜לּ֗וֹ אֹ֘מֵ֥ר כָּבֽוֹד | |
| 10 | יְהֹוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם | |
| 11 | יְבָרֵ֖ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ בַשָּׁלֽוֹם |
King James Version
- Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
- Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
- The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
- The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
- The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
- He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
- The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
- The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
- The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
- The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
- The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Uses
Judaism
- Is the sixth paragraph of Kabbalat Shabbat.
- Is recited on Shabbat during Shacharit as when returning the Torah Scroll to the ark.
- Is recited in some congregations before Maariv on Motzei Shabbat.
- Is recited on the third day of Sukkot in some traditions.
- Is recited on Shavuot in some traditions.
- Verse 11 is part of Talmud Berachos 64a. It is the final verse of Birkat Hamazon, is recited during the prayers following Motzei Shabbat Maariv, and is recited when opening the Hakafot on Simchat Torah.