Psalms 29:5

Psalms 29:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
• New International Version (NIV)The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

Context of Psalms 29:5

3The 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. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. 6He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

Psalms 29:5 word by word

ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• breakethשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844

Cross-references for Psalms 29:5

• Isaiah 2:13against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan;

Commentaries on Psalms 29:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Breaketh the cedars - Very tall trees attract the lightning from the clouds, by which they are often torn to pieces. Woods and forests give dreadful proof of this after a thunderstorm.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Breaketh the cedars - The thunder prostrates the lofty trees of the forest. The psalmist speaks as things appeared, attributing, as was natural, and as was commonly done, that to the thunder which was really produced by the lightning. It, is now fully known that the effect here referred to is not produced by thunder, but by the rapid passage of the electric fluid as it passes from the cloud to the earth. that power is so great as to rive the oak or the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The cedars of Lebanon were famous for their large size and high quality (see Isaiah 2:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. The tall and large cedars, especially of Lebanon, are shivered, utterly broken. The waving of the mountain forests before the wind is expressed by the figure of skipping or leaping.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 29:5

• Lebanon
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Power

In the dictionaries

• Lebanon
• Cedar
• Majesty
• Adoration
• Number
• Omnipotence
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Wild Ox
• Thunder

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