Psalms 29 (LSB)

Chapter Text

29:1 A Psalm of David. Ascribe to Yahweh, O sons of the mighty, Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

29:2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name; Worship Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

29:3 The voice of Yahweh is upon the waters; The God of glory thunders, Yahweh is over many waters.

29:4 The voice of Yahweh is powerful, The voice of Yahweh is full of splendor.

29:5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars; Indeed, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

29:6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.

29:7 The voice of Yahweh hews out flames of fire.

29:8 The voice of Yahweh causes the wilderness to tremble; Yahweh causes the wilderness of Kadesh to tremble.

29:9 The voice of Yahweh makes the deer to calve And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

29:10 Yahweh sat enthroned over the flood; Indeed, Yahweh sits as King forever.

29:11 Yahweh will give strength to His people; Yahweh will bless His people with peace.

Study Lenses

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

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "psalm" and "david" 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 "psalm" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.