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Psalms 29

1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is above the waters. The God of glory thunders — the LORD, above the vast water,
4 the voice of the LORD in power, the voice of the LORD in splendor.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion, like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD flashes flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the woodlands bare. In his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned, King forever.
11 The LORD gives his people strength; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Chapter Summary

The powerful voice of the LORD thunders over the waters, and in His temple all cry Glory.

Book Summary

Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.