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[a]The voice of the Lord makes the deer dance
    and strips the forests bare.
    All in his Temple say, “Glory!”

III

10 The Lord sits enthroned above the flood![b](A)
    The Lord reigns as king forever!
11 May the Lord give might to his people;[c]
    may the Lord bless his people with peace!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:9b–10 Having witnessed God’s supreme power (Ps 29:3–9a), the gods acknowledge the glory that befits the king of the divine and human world.
  2. 29:10 The flood: God defeated the primordial waters and made them part of the universe, cf. Ps 89:10–13; 93:3–4.
  3. 29:11 His people: God’s people, Israel.

The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[a](A)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(B)

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(C)
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(D)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;(E)
    the Lord blesses his people with peace.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth