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Psalm 29:3-9

³ The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. ⁴ The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty. ⁵ The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. ⁷ The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. ⁸ The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ 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.

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KJV King James Version

³ The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. ⁴ The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty. ⁵ The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. ⁷ The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. ⁸ The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

³ The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. ⁴ The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. ⁵ The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. ⁷ The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire. ⁸ The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

WEB World English Bible

³ Yahweh’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters. ⁴ Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty. ⁵ The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox. ⁷ Yahweh’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning. ⁸ Yahweh’s voice shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ Yahweh’s voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, “Glory!”

ASV American Standard Version

³ The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters. ⁴ The voice of Jehovah is powerful; The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. ⁵ The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox. ⁷ The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire. ⁸ The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness; Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

³ The voice of Jehovah is on the waters, The God of glory hath thundered, Jehovah is on many waters. ⁴ The voice of Jehovah is with power, The voice of Jehovah is with majesty, ⁵ The voice of Jehovah is shivering cedars, Yea, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ And He causeth them to skip as a calf, Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems, ⁷ The voice of Jehovah is hewing fiery flames, ⁸ The voice of Jehovah paineth a wilderness, Jehovah paineth the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ The voice of Jehovah paineth the oaks, And maketh bare the forests, And in His temple every one saith, ‘Glory.’

Surrounding context — Psalm 29

1 A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

3 The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.

4 The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty.

5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 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.

10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

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