English Standard Version
Psalms 29:11
11May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Psalms 29:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.
Context of Psalms 29:11
9The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 10The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever. May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Read all of Psalms 29Psalms 29:11 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה עֹ֭ז לְעַמּ֣וֹ יִתֵּ֑ן יְהוָ֓ה׀ יְבָרֵ֖ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ בַשָּׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 29:11
- Psalms 28:8The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
- Psalms 68:35Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
- Psalms 85:8Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.
- Psalms 138:3On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
- Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
- Isaiah 41:10fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Zechariah 10:6"I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back because I have compassion on them, and they shall be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
- Ephesians 3:16that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
- Psalms 72:3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
- Numbers 6:24The Lord bless you and keep you;
- Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
- John 16:33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
- Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Commentaries on Psalms 29:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The Lord will give strength - Prosperity in our secular affairs; success in our enterprises; and his blessing upon our fields and cattle. The Lord will bless his people with peace - Give them victory over their enemies, and cause the nations to be at peace with them; so that they shall enjoy uninterrupted prosperity. The plentiful rain which God has now sent is a foretaste of his future blessings and abundant mercies. In the note on Psalm 29:10; I have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The Lord will give strength unto his people - This is a practical application of the sentiments of the psalm, or a conclusion which is fairly to be derived from the main thought in the psalm. The idea is, that the God who presides over the tempest and the storm, the God who has such power, and can produce such effects, is abundantly able to uphold His people, and to defend them. In other words, the application of such amazing power will be to protect His…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The ruler of nature blesses his people with peace (see Psalms 28:8–9; 37:11; 133:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. Over this terrible raging of the elements God is enthroned, directing and restraining by sovereign power; and hence the comfort of His people. "This awful God is ours, our Father and our Love."Read the comment
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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
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