KJV King James Version
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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Psalm 29:9
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh’s voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, “Glory!”
ASV American Standard Version
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
The voice of Jehovah paineth the oaks, And maketh bare the forests, And in His temple every one saith, ‘Glory.’
Surrounding context — Psalm 29
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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Psalm 46:2-5Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;Ezekiel 20:46-48Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;Job 39:1-3Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?Psalm 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.Psalm 48:9We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up [like] the lifting up of smoke.Psalm 135:1-2Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD.Psalm 134:1-2A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.Isaiah 10:18-19And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.Psalm 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
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