Psalms 29:3

The voice of the Lord So thunder is called in Exodus 9:23 ff.; Psalms 18:13; &c. Cp. Revelation 10:3 f.

upon the waters Hardly the sea, as though the storm were represented as coming in from the Mediterranean; but rather the waters collected in the dense masses of storm-cloud upon which Jehovah rides (Psalms 18:9 ff.; Psalms 104:3; Jeremiah 10:13).

the God of glory Cp. "the King of glory" (Psalms 24:7 ff.).

the Lord is upon many waters The idea of the first line is repeated and emphasised. Not Jehovah's voice alone, but Jehovah Himself is there, and the waters are many (or, great). The R.V. Even the Lord upon many watersis hardly an improvement. The P.B.V. of Psalms 29:3 is a free paraphrase of the supposed sense.