English Standard Version
Psalms 29:9
9The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
Psalms 29:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
- New International Version (NIV)The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
- New King James Version (NKJV)The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare. In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”
Context of Psalms 29:9
7The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. 8The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The 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. 11May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Read all of Psalms 29Psalms 29:9 word by word
ק֤וֹל יְהוָ֨ה׀ יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֮ וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ אֹמֵ֥ר כָּבֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- maketh the hindsאַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
- to calveחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: danceH2342
- and discoverethחָשַׂףchâώaph · to stripH2834
- the forestsיַעְרָהya‛ărâh · honeycombH3295
- and in his templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
- doth every one speakאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
Cross-references for Psalms 29:9
- Job 39:1"Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does?
- Psalms 63:2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
- Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns; it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
- Isaiah 10:18The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land the Lord will destroy, both soul and body, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away.
- Ezekiel 20:46"Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.
- Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
- Psalms 48:9We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
- Psalms 134:1Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
- Psalms 135:1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord,
Commentaries on Psalms 29:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Maketh the hinds to calve - Strikes terror through all the tribes of animals; which sometimes occasions those which are pregnant to cast their young. This, I believe, to be the whole that is meant by the text. I meddle not with the fables which have been published on this subject both by ancients and moderns. Discovereth the forests - Makes them sometimes evident in the darliest night, by the sudden flash; and often by setting them on fire. And in his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve - The deer. The object of the psalmist here is to show the effects of the storm in producing consternation, especially on the weak and timid animals of the forest. The effect here adverted to is that of fear or consternation in bringing on the throes of parturition. Compare Job 39:1, Job 39:3. No one can doubt that the effect here described may occur in the violence of a tempest; and perhaps no image could…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. 99. Terror-stricken animals and denuded forests close the illustration. In view of this scene of awful sublimity, God's worshippers respond to the call of Psa 29:2, and speak or cry, "Glory!" By "temple," or "palace" (God's residence, Psa 5:7), may here be meant heaven, or the whole frame of nature, as the angels are called on for praise.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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