English Standard Version
Psalms 29:3
3The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters.
Psalms 29:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
- New International Version (NIV)The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.
Context of Psalms 29:3
1Ascribe 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 holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. 4The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
Read all of Psalms 29Psalms 29:3 word by word
ק֥וֹל יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם אֵֽל־הַכָּב֥וֹד הִרְעִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 29:3
- Psalms 18:13The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 77:16When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.
- Matthew 8:26And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
- Revelation 17:14They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
- Acts 7:2And Stephen said: "Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Exodus 9:28Plead with the Lord, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."
- Exodus 19:16On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
- 1 Samuel 7:10As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel.
- Job 37:2Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
- John 12:29The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."
- Revelation 4:5From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God,
- Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
- Revelation 11:19Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
- Revelation 16:18And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake.
- Revelation 19:6Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
Commentaries on Psalms 29:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The voice of the Lord - Thunder, so called, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 9:29; Job 37:4; Psalm 18:13; Isaiah 30:30. On this subject see the note on Job 37:4, where there is a particular description of the nature and generation of thunder; and of the lightning, clap, rain, and other phenomena which accompany it. Upon many waters - The clouds, which Moses calls the waters which are above the firmament.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The voice of the Lord - The voice of Yahweh. There can be no doubt that the expression here, which is seven times repeated in the psalm, “the voice of Jehovah,” refers to thunder; and no one can fail to see the appropriateness of the expression. In heavy thunder it seems as if God spake. It comes from above. It fills us with awe. We know, indeed, that thunder as well as the other phenomena in the world, is produced by what are called “natural causes;”…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The Hebrew word qol can mean "voice," "noise" (1 Kings 1:45), or "thunder" (Joel 3:16). The Lord's voice is awe-inspiring and overpowers any sounds people might attribute to other gods.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The voice of the Lord--audible exhibition of His power in the tempest, of which thunder is a specimen, but not the uniform or sole example. the waters--the clouds or vapors (Psa 18:11; Jr 10:13).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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