God’s Word Translation
Psalms 29:1
1Give to the Lord, you heavenly beings. Give to the Lord glory and power.
Psalms 29:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
- New International Version (NIV)Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
Context of Psalms 29:1
Give to the Lord, you heavenly beings. Give to the Lord glory and power. 2Give to the Lord the glory his name deserves. Worship the Lord in ⌞his⌟ holy splendor. 3The voice of the Lord rolls over the water. The God of glory thunders. The Lord shouts over raging water.
Read all of Psalms 29Psalms 29:1 word by word
הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים הָב֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 29:1
- Psalms 2:10Now, you kings, act wisely. Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
- Psalms 68:31Ambassadors will come from Egypt. Sudan will stretch out its hands to God ⌞in prayer⌟.
- Psalms 96:7Give to the Lord, you families of the nations. Give to the Lord glory and power.
- Isaiah 60:12Nations and kingdoms that do not serve you will be destroyed. The nations will certainly be ruined.
- Jeremiah 13:16Honor the Lord your God before it gets dark, before your feet stumble on the mountains in the twilight. You will look for light, but the Lord will turn it into the shadow of death and change it into deep darkness.
- Revelation 5:11Then I heard the voices of many angels, the four living creatures, and the leaders surrounding the throne. They numbered ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands.
Commentaries on Psalms 29:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O ye mighty - אלים בני beney elim, "sons of the strong ones," or "sons of rams." The Chaldee has, "Ye hosts of angels, sons of God." The Vulgate has, "Offer to the Lord, ye sons of God; offer to the Lord the sons of rams;" in this rendering agree the Septuagint, Ethiopic Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon. The old Psalter has, Bringes til Lord ye goddes sonnes; brynges til Lord sonnes of wether: which it paraphrases thus: that es, yourself, sonnes of apostles, that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Give unto the Lord - Ascribe unto Yahweh; or, recognize Him as entitled to what is here ascribed to Him. The word cannot be understood, as it is commonly with us, to denote the imparting to another, or granting to another what he does not now possess - for God is always in possession of what is here ascribed to Him. O ye mighty - Margin, as in Hebrew, “ye sons of the mighty.” The Hebrew word used here - אלים 'Êliym - is the plural form of one of the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Exhortation to give glory to God. --The mighty and honourable of the earth are especially bound to honour and worship him; but, alas, few attempt to worship him in the beauty of holiness. When we come before him as the Redeemer of sinners, in repentance faith, and love, he will accept our defective services, pardon the sin that cleaves to them, and approve of that measure of holiness which the Holy Spirit enables us to exercise. We have here the nature of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist issues a call to honor the Lord for his power (see Psalm 96:7–8). O heavenly beings: Angels or deities who, some believed, held special powers. The psalmist did not believe in other gods but called on people who thought they were real to look to the Lord as the only God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. Give--or, "ascribe" (De 32:3). mighty--or, "sons of the mighty" (Psa 89:6). Heavenly beings, as angels.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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