New English Translation
Psalms 29:3
3The Lord’s shout is heard over the water; the majestic God thunders, the Lord appears over the surging water.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many 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.
Context of Psalms 29:3
1Acknowledge the Lord, you heavenly beings, acknowledge the Lord’s majesty and power! 2Acknowledge the majesty of the Lord’s reputation! Worship the Lord in holy attire! The Lord’s shout is heard over the water; the majestic God thunders, the Lord appears over the surging water. 4The Lord’s shout is powerful, the Lord’s shout is majestic. 5The Lord’s shout breaks the cedars, the Lord shatters 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 29:3
- Psalms 18:13The Lord thundered in the sky; the sovereign One shouted.
- Psalms 77:16The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
- Matthew 8:26But he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.
- Revelation 17:14They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”
- Psalms 24:7Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!
- Acts 7:2So he replied, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
- Exodus 9:28Pray to the Lord, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer.”
- Exodus 19:16On the third day in the morning there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud on the mountain, and the sound of a very loud horn; all the people who were in the camp trembled.
- 1 Samuel 7:10As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by Israel.
- Job 37:2Listen carefully to the thunder of his voice, to the rumbling that proceeds from his mouth.
- John 12:29The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
- Revelation 4:5From the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God, were burning in front of the throne
- Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
- Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
- Revelation 16:18Then there were flashes of lightning, roaring, and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.
- Revelation 19:6Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the All-Powerful, 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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