Psalms 29 (ASV)

Chapter Text

29:1 Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength.

29:2 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.

29:3 The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters.

29:4 The voice of Jehovah is powerful; The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty.

29:5 The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

29:6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

29:7 The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.

29:8 The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness; Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

29:9 The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.

29:10 Jehovah sat [as King] at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.

29:11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace. Psalm 30 A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. [A Psalm] of David.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ascribe", "jehovah", "sons", "mighty", "glory", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ascribe" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "ascribe" and "jehovah" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ascribe" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.