Outline of Chapter 29:

Inscription

       vv.    1–

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Charts and Maps:

       v.      5           The Cedars of Lebanon

I ntroduction: Psalm 29

The beginning of this psalm in the Massoretic text and its beginning in the Greek are entirely different; even the inscription is quite different. It is like two different psalms.

Here is how others have handled this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          .

The Septuagint                      A Psalm of David— [the] Assembly of the Tabernacle [and, no, I am not looking at the wrong psalm; this is Psalm 28 in the Greek, which is Psalm 29 in the Hebrew]

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       [A psalm by David.]

The Message                         .

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        Psalm     Of David

NLT                                        .

REB                                       A psalm: for David.

TEV                                       [no title]

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         A psalm by David

JPS (Tanakh)                        .

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NKJV                                     .

NASB                                    A Psalm of David.

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      .

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              .

What is the gist of this verse? This title simply attributes this psalm to David.

Translation: A Psalm for [or, Belonging to] David: As we have discussed in the past, the lâmed preposition here indicates ownership, and therefore authorship of the psalm. This is in the original Scripture, and should be carried as an inscription or a title. This is the official explanation, and I must admit that I have gone along with it for years. However, the true meaning here is, David was inspired by God the Holy Spirit when he wrote this psalm. It is as though the psalm was out there and David reached out and grabbed it and wrote it down. He was not an amanuensis, like Sosthenes was for Paul (1Cor. 1:1); David did not simply copy down the dictated Word of God, as did Moses through much of the Law (half of Exodus and the majority of Leviticus and Numbers). However, David is not saying, “Yes, I wrote this psalm. I thought it up. It all came out of my brain.” By using the lâmed preposition rather than the bêyth preposition, David is telling us that this was inspired by God the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, the psalm was for him (as well as for us). It may be more difficult for us to relate to, as writing Scripture was done by such a minute percentage of the population (less than 0.01% of the population of Israel was allowed to write Scripture; along with one lone Gentile—Luke).

Here is how others have handled this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings; ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          Bring to the Lord the offspring of rams; bring to the Lord glory and honor.

The Septuagint                      Bring to the Lord, you sons of God; bring to the Lord young rams; bring to the Lord glory and honor.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       All of you angels in heaven, honor the glory and power of the LORD!.

The Message                         Bravo, GOD, bravo! Gods and all angels shout, "Encore!"

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        Give honor to the Lord, you angels;

give honor to the Lord for his glory and strength.

REB                                       Ascribe to the Lord, you angelic powers,

ascribe to the Lord glory and might.

TEV                                       Praise the Lord, you heavenly beings;

praise his glory and power.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         Give to the LORD, you heavenly beings. Give to the LORD glory and power.

JPS (Tanakh)                        .

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   Give to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty [or, the gods; or perhaps, God (Hebrew: êlim)],—

Give to Yahweh, [both] gory and strength.

ESV                                       .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     Give to Jehovah, O you mighty, give to Jehovah glory and strength.

NKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              Ascribe to Jehovah, you sons of the mighty; Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: Ascribe to Y^ehowah, O sons of God,... Interestingly enough, Gesenius does not allow for the meaning ascribe. However, it is found in both BDB and Strong’s. I am going to assume, as everyone else does, that there is some poetic license here—that David does not say what should be ascribed to God.

Sons of God probably refer to angels. There really does not appear to be a better understanding of this (except maybe for regenerate man).

Translation: ...ascribe to Y^ehowah honor and praise [or, strength]. Angels are called upon to give God glory and praise; or to ascribe to Him honor and strength.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; wor[ship the Lord] in holy splendor! [this is the end of this psalm in the Dead Sea Scrolls; I would guess that the final verses were destroyed by time].

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          Give to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the court of His holy temple.

The Septuagint                      Bring to the Lord glory to His name; worship the Lord in His holy court.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       Honor the wonderful name of the LORD, and worship the LORD most holy and glorious.

The Message                         .

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        .

REB                                       .

TEV                                       Praise the Lord’s glorious name;

bow down before the Holy One when he appears [when he appears; or in garments of worship; or in his beautiful Temple].

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         Give to the LORD the glory his name deserves. Worship the LORD in his holy splendor.

JPS (Tanakh)                        Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name;

bow down to the Lord, majestic in holiness.

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.

Young's Literal Translation    Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.

Young's Updated LT              .

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: Ascribe to Y^ehowah the glory of His name;... What I would have expected here is, “Ascribe glory to the name of Jehovah” or “Give glory to Jehovah’s name.” However, we have sentence construction which is a bit more awkward: “Give [or, ascribe] to Jehovah the glory of His name.” God’s name is properly Jehovah (or, Y^ehowah); which apparently means I am and also sounds like breathing (as in breathing life into Adam). The idea is, God is life; our life is completely dependent upon Him. It is from Him we draw our first breath and by Him we are sustained for 70 or so years. There is tremendous meaning in the fact that He is life. Therefore, David asks for us to give glory to God, based upon His own name.

Translation: ...bow down to Y^ehowah in holy adornment. I guess there are two ways one could interpret this; some might think this means, you must wear a suit and tie to church. Although there is nothing wrong with dressing up in your Sunday best when you go to church (or your Thursday best); there are situations which preclude this (e.g., you get off work at 6:30 and church begins at 7:00). However, what is more meaningful is, you bow down to God while in fellowship. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, that is being in holy garments; when God sees us, because we are in Christ and because we are in fellowship, He sees His Son.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          .

The Septuagint                      The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory has thundered; the Lord is upon many waters. [At this point, the Septuagint apparently rejoins us; it is interesting that the Dead Sea Scrolls only contain the first two verses of this psalm, which are in agreement with the MT and not with the LXX].

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       The voice of the LORD echoes over the oceans. The glorious LORD God thunders above the roar of the raging sea,...

The Message                         .

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        Yahweh’s voice over the waters, the God of glory thunders;

Yahweh over countless waters.

NLT                                        The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.

The God of glory thunders.

The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.

REB                                       .

TEV                                       The voice of the Lord is heard on the seas;

the glorious God thunders,

and his voice echoes over the ocean.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The voice of the LORD rolls over the water. The God of glory thunders. The LORD shouts over raging water.

JPS (Tanakh)                        The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the Lord, over the mighty waters.

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      Yahweh's voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              The voice of Jehovah is on the waters, The God of glory has thundered, Jehovah is on many waters.

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: The voice of Y^ehowah beyond the rain [or, waters];... This appears to set the mood of the psalm; or give the setting which inspired David to write. He hears thunder above a rainstorm (it could be thunder above the sea); and to David, it is the voice of God. I have been in severe storms before, and I must admit that, I never thought to think of the thunder of the storm as being God’s voice. However, such an attitude would have made the storm easier to endure, no doubt.

Translation: ...the God of glory thundered—... Because of how this reads—the glorious God thundered—I see this as God’s voice in a storm as the thunder (although this could refer to a storm over the sea). Because of this, I picture David out in the open during a great storm; either as a young shepherd boy, or on the run from Saul.

Translation: ...Y^ehowah above the great storm [lit., waters]. Jehovah God is seen as being above the storm, as the one guiding the storm, empowering the storm, giving voice to the storm.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          .

The Septuagint                      The voice of the Lord is mighty; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       ...and his voice is mighty and marvelous.

The Message                         .

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        .

REB                                       .

TEV                                       The voice of the Lord is heard

in all its might and majesty.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The voice of the LORD is powerful. The voice of the LORD is majestic.

JPS (Tanakh)                        .

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

HCSB                                    ...the voice of the LORD in power, the voice of the LORD in splendor.

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      Yahweh's voice is powerful. Yahweh's voice is full of majesty.

Young's Literal Translation    The voice of Jehovah is with power, The voice of Jehovah is with majesty.

Young's Updated LT              .

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: [It is] the voice of Y^ehowah in power;... People react differently to storms. There are times when I like going out on my back porch, which is covered, and watch a terrific storm move overhead. However, when I lived in a less secure dwelling, I must admit to feeling worried at times. I have seen a storm and what it can do to even the most secure and stable building. It is amazing what a little rain and wind can do. Behind all of this is Jehovah’s powerful voice.

Translation:...[it is] the voice of Y^ehowah in majesty! Behind this great storm is Jehovah’s majesty and power. David writes this in awe of the storm, but without fear for his own safety.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          .

The Septuagint                      The voice of the Lord Who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       The voice of the LORD destroys the cedar trees; the LORD shatters cedars on Mount Lebanon.

The Message                         .

NAB                                       The voice of the Lord cracks the cedars;

the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        .

REB                                       .

TEV                                       .

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars. The LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

JPS (Tanakh)                        .

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       .

HCSB                                    The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              The voice of Jehovah is shivering cedars, Yes, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon.

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: The voice of Y^ehowah breaks cedars;... I picture David as being out in the open air during a violent storm. He sees lightning take out a huge tree or two. David recognizes that this is God’s power, God’s strength. Now, this does not mean that the thunder is what has shattered these trees (although sound can destroy an object as big as a tree). The lightning and the thunder are, essentially, the same thing, although ancient man may have seen them as separate entities. The thunder is the sound of the lightning, and, because light travels faster than sound, we see the lightning first and hear the thunder second. David is thoroughly impressed by God’s great power.

Translation: ...Yehowah even [lit., and Y^ehowah] breaks the cedars of Lebanon. It is reasonable to suppose by this that, in that general area, the cedars of Lebanon were particularly large and sturdy. I live in an area of some fierce storms and we have a lot of pine trees. It is commonplace for a pine to be taken out by lightning. The ones here are scrawny, with a small root system for the size of the trees (about 50 feet high). However, David apparently enjoyed even greater storms and saw the effect of the storm on much larger trees.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          He makes them also to skip like calves, Lebanon and Sirion like a young ox.

The Septuagint                      And he will beat them small, Lebannus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       God makes Mount Lebanon skip like a calf and Mount Hermon jump like a wild ox.

The Message                         .

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        .

REB                                       .

TEV                                       .

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         He makes Lebanon skip along like a calf and Mount Sirion like a wild ox.

JPS (Tanakh)                        He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf

and Mount hermon to leap like a young bull.

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                He makes them also ot skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion [Mount Hermon] like young, wild ox.

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       .

HCSB                                    .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              And He causes them to skip as a calf, Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,...

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: He causes them to leap like calves,... I don’t know if you have been to a petting zoo, or have seen baby goats in the morning, but they leap around constantly and butt heads and seem to be functioning apart from much coordination. This psalm describes the power of God; He does not simply shatter a tree or two, but He makes them leap like calves do—that uncoordinated, continual jumping into the air. It is not Lebanon which this passage is referring to, but the trees of Lebanon. There is the masculine plural suffix to the verb; and the nearest plural noun refers to the trees of Lebanon.

When I first began working on his verse, and I had completed writing down the various other translations, I noted that every translator had problems with Lebanon and Sirion; should they be split up, should they be together. You see, you never realize in the English about the masculine plural suffix. You don’t know it is there. When I give a translation, you can always tell if I am fudging with anything. If it doesn’t match what you think should be there, you can check the Hebrew tables; and if you don’t believe them, then you can look it up to double-check me. I have no particular theology that I am trying to convert you to. That is, I am not trying to get you to join a cult; I do not want you to send me money; my only motivation is in attempting to most accurately render the Hebrew into English, and then to correctly explain that. Now, I certainly do have specific theological positions and leanings—that should be obvious—but they are based more upon studying the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, rather than by offering proof texts for this point or that.

Translation: ....[the cedars of] Lebanon; even Sirion;... Although God, through earthquakes, can certainly shake the mountains of Lebanon and Sirion, that is not what is in view here. You cannot separate a verse from its context. We find the suffix prior to Lebanon and Sirion; so it makes more sense for that suffix to refer backward and not forward. What we have backward is the cedars of Lebanon; and, given the general thrust of this psalm, it makes more sense for God to shake these cedars, like calves or wild animals jumping up and down. David adds in Sirion, which is the Sidonian name for Mount Hermon, the highest mountain in that area—nearly two miles above sea level). So David is including the trees and forests of Mount Hermon as well.

My thinking is, David wrote this psalm when in the plains and wilderness with his family’s sheep when he was young. However, even if he wrote it later, David spent most of his time in Judah and that general area. We do not have many times where he ventures into northern Israel. Therefore, I am thinking that David was inspired more to write about the largest trees and forests known to that population, which would have been just north of Israel. We know by the guaranteed accuracy of God the Holy Spirit that this does describe God’s power. I have observed some pretty incredible storms here and have seen the trees shake, but I know that I have not seen storms as bad as they can be. I have gone out after a storm and observed 5 uprooted trees along as many holes on a golf course. These are minor storms. God’s storms can be massive; the results can be indescribable.

Translation: ...like the sons of wild oxen. Again, we are not talking about the mountains here, but the huge cedars on these mountains; and they are shaken like young animals who hop about. So, instead of separating the two mountains, one with one phrase and one with the other, they should be rendered as I have rendered them.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.

The Septuagint                      A voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       The voice of the LORD makes lightning flash...

The Message                         .

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        Yahweh’s voice carves out lightning-shafts.

NLT                                        The voice of the Lord strikes with lightning bolts.

REB                                       .

TEV                                       .

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.

JPS (Tanakh)                        The voice of the Lord kindles flames of fire;...

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire.

HCSB                                    .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      Yahweh's voice strikes with flashes of lightning.

Young's Literal Translation    The voice of Jehovah is hewing fiery flames,...

Young's Updated LT              .

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: The voice of Y^ehowah sends out bolts of lightning [lit., sends out (divide) flames of fire]... You will note that we have a repetition of the voice of Jehovah throughout this psalm. This will continue until the 9^th verse (this psalm has 11 verses). God’s voice represents two things: the thunder, which David hears during this incredible storm that he writes about; and God’s directives; i.e., God says, this is what I command!

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          .

The Septuagint                      A voice of the Lord Who shakes the wilderness; the Lord will shake the wilderness of cades.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       ...and the desert tremble. And because of the LORD, the desert near Kadesh shivers and shakes.

The Message                         GOD thunders, the wilderness quakes; He makes the desert of Kadesh shake.

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        The voice fo the Lord makes the desert quake;

the Lord shakes the desert of Kadesh.

REB                                       the voice of the Lord makes the wilderness writhe in travail,

the Lord makes the wilderness of Kadesh writhe.

TEV                                       .

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The voice of the LORD makes the wilderness tremble. The LORD makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble.

JPS (Tanakh)                        ...the voice of the Lord convulses the wilderness;

the Lord convulses the wilderness of Kadesh.

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   ║The voice of Yahweh ║ brings birth-pains upon the wilderness;

Yahweh brings birth pains upon the wilderness of Kadesh!

ESV                                       The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

HCSB                                    .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      .

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              The voice of Jehovah pains a wilderness, Jehovah pains the wilderness of Kadesh.

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: The voice of Y^ehowah shakes the wilderness [or, causes the wilderness to tremble; to writhe];... I have seen rain storms where a house is shaken; trailer homes are visible moved, even the occupants can see it. Here, God is shaking something even greater in size. My thinking is, this refers to an earthquake.

Translation: ...Yehowah shakes the wilderness of Kedesh. There are three cities with the name of Kedesh; however, there is a city in southern Judah called Kadesh-barnea to which this may refer, as it is in a wilderness area. As you see above, Kedesh means holy, set apart. Perhaps, the idea was more that even that which is sacrosanct to God is shaken as well.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          The voice of the Lord makes the hinds to tremble, and uproots the forests; and in His temple everyone speaks of His glory.

The Septuagint                      The voice of the Lord strengthens the hinds and will uncover the thickets; and in His temple everyone speaks [of His] glory.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       The voice of the LORD makes deer give birth before their time. Forests are stripped of leaves, and the temple is filled with shouts of praise.

The Message                         GOD's thunder sets the oak trees dancing A wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches. We fall to our knees--we call out, "Glory!"

NAB                                       The voice of the Lord twists the oaks

And strips the forests bare.

All in his palace say, “Glory!”

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks [or, causes the deer to writhe in labor]

and strips the forests bare.

In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

REB                                       .

TEV                                       .

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The voice of the LORD splits the oaks and strips the trees of the forests bare. Everyone in his temple is saying, "Glory!"

JPS (Tanakh)                        ...the voice of the Lord causes hinds to calve,

and strips forests bare [or, brings ewes to early birth];

while in His temple all say “Glory!”

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   .

ESV                                       The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

HCSB                                    .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     .

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      .

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              The voice of Jehovah pains the oaks, And makes bare the forests, And in His temple every one says, ‘Glory.’

What is the gist of this verse? .

Translation: The voice of Y^ehowah brings out the wild she-goats... God’s power is not just in massive destruction. Apparently, these are wild animals who shy away from men; God can call them and bring them out of the forest.

Translation: ...as [lit., and] he strips bare the forests.... These wild she-goats (possibly like deer or gazelles) come out in the open perhaps because God strips bare the forest with a great storm. That is, there is no longer a place for them to hide.

Translation: ...Each one in His palace cries, “Glory!” Those who observe God’s works—probably a reference to the elect angels—exclaim, “Glory” in reference to God and His power.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Early translations:

The Dead Sea Scrolls            .

The Latin Vulgate                  .

The Peshitta                          The Lord controls the flood; yeah, the Lord sits King forever.

The Septuagint                      The Lord will dwell on the water flood; and the Lord will sit a king forever.

Thought-for-thought translations; paraphrases:

CEV                                       The LORD rules on his throne, king of the flood forever.

The Message                         Above the floodwaters is GOD's throne from which his power flows, from which he rules the world.

NAB                                       .

NJB                                        .

NLT                                        The Lord rules over the flood waters.

The Lord blesses them with peace.

REB                                       .

TEV                                       The Lord rules over the deep waters;

he rules as king forever.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

God’s Word™                         The LORD sat enthroned over the flood. The LORD sits enthroned as king forever.

JPS (Tanakh)                        The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood;

the Lord sits enthroned, king forever.

NIV                                        .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

The Amplified Bible                .

Albert Barnes (revised)          .

Complete Jewish Bible          .

Updated Emphasized Bible   ║Yahweh║ │at the Flood│ was seated [or, sat enthroned],

And Yahweh has taken His eat as king unto time age-abiding.

ESV                                       .

HCSB                                    .

Keil and Delitzsch (revised)   .

KJV (Scofield)                        .

LTHB                                     .

MKJV                                     Jehovah sits on the flood; yea, Jehovah sits as King forever.

NASB                                    .

NKJV                                     .

NRSV                                    .

Owen's Translation                .

WEB                                      .

Young's Literal Translation    .

Young's Updated LT              Jehovah on the deluge has sat, And Jehovah sits king—to the age,...

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