Psalms 29:8

Psalms 29:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
• New International Version (NIV)The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

Context of Psalms 29:8

6He makes Lebanon jump like a calf. He causes Hermon mountain to shake like a young bull jumps. 7The Lord's voice makes fire like lightning in the sky. When the Lord shouts, the desert shakes! He makes the Kadesh desert shake! 9When the Lord shouts, the big oak trees bend over. The leaves fall off all the trees in the forests. But in his temple, everyone says, ‘He is great!’ 10The Lord rules as king over the deep waters. The Lord will be king for ever.

Psalms 29:8 word by word

ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה יָחִ֣יל מִדְבָּ֑ר יָחִ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִדְבַּ֥ר קָדֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shakethחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: trembleH2342
• the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Kadeshקָדֵשׁqâdêsh · KadeshH6946

Cross-references for Psalms 29:8

• Psalms 18:7Then the earth moved and it shook. Even the strong mountains shook, because God was angry.
• Psalms 46:3If the sea makes dangerous waves, so that even the mountains shake, we will never be afraid. Selah.
• Job 9:6He shakes the earth, to move it from its proper place. The foundations of the earth shake!
• Isaiah 13:13Then I will cause the sky to shake. The earth will move from its proper place. People will see how angry I am, when they see the great anger of the Lord Almighty.
• Joel 3:16The Lord will shout from Zion. He will make a great noise from Jerusalem. The earth and the sky will move about. But the Lord will keep his people safe.
• Haggai 2:6I, the Almighty Lord also tell you this: Soon, I will cause the sky and the whole earth to shake. I will also cause the sea and the land to shake.
• Hebrews 12:26At Sinai mountain many years ago, God's voice caused the earth to shake. But now God has promised this: ‘Once again I will cause the earth to shake. But this time I will also cause heaven to shake.’
• Numbers 13:26The men came back to Kadesh in the Paran desert. They brought their message to Moses and Aaron and to all the Israelites there. They told them all about the land of Canaan and they showed its fruit to them.

Commentaries on Psalms 29:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The wilderness of Kadesh - This was on the frontiers of Idumea and Paran. There may be a reference to some terrible thunder-storm and earthquake which had occurred in that place.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Shaketh the wilderness - Causes it to shake or to tremble. The word used here means properly to dance; to be whirled or twisted upon anything; to twist - as with pain - or, to writhe; and then, to tremble, to quake. The forests are made to tremble or quake in the fierceness of the storm - referring still to what the thunder seems to do. The wilderness of Kadesh - As in referring Psalm 29:5-6 to the effect of the storm on lofty trees, the psalmist had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Wilderness of Kadesh was south of Judah. People could hear God's voice across the land, from the north (Psalm 29:6) to the south.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the wilderness--especially Kadesh, south of Judea, is selected as another scene of this display of divine power, as a vast and desolate region impresses the mind, like mountains, with images of grandeur.Read the comment

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• Kadesh
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Commentaries on Psalms 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings