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Psalms 29:3-9

PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 29:3 The thunderstorm represents of the voice of the LORD. The reader should imagine a magnificent storm coming eastward from the Mediterranean and sweeping through Israel, from the northern end (Sirion) to the southern end (Kadesh). The faithful, worshiping in the temple in Jerusalem, see the storm’s awesome power. They know that the voice of the LORD is even more powerful, and even more full of majesty. Hence their responsive cry, Glory!

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See also Psalms 29:3-9 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 29:3. _THE VOICE OF THE LORD_] THUNDER, so called, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:28-2; Job 37:4;...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE VOICE OF THE LORD - The voice of Yahweh. There can be no doubt that the expression here, which is seven times repeated in the psalm, “the voice of Jehovah,” refers to thunder; and no one can fail...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 29 The judgment Storm _ 1. Give unto the Lord the glory of His Name (Psalms 29:1)_ 2. The day of the Lord described as a thunderstorm (Psalms 29:3) 3. The calm after the storm--the Lord is...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XXIX. Yahweh's glory in the storm (Psalms 29:1): He is enthroned for the protection of His people (Psalms 29:10 f.). PSALMS 29:1. THE SONS OF GOD (_mg._) are superhuman beings (_cf._...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    VOICE. thunder. Figure of speech _Epibole_ or _Anaphora._ App-6. Seven times: verses: Psalms 29:3; Psalms 29:4; Psalms 29:4; Psalms 3:5;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _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 M...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The exhibition of Jehovah's power which is the ground of the opening call to praise. His voice is heard in the pealing of the thunder above the storm-clouds (Psalms 29:3); the storm bursts, it shatter...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE VOICE OF THE LORD IS UPON THE WATERS— _The voice of the Lord was over the waters,_ (_the God of glory thundered_) _of the Lord, over great waters._ This, with the deluge mentioned Psalms 29:10., s...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 29 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Glory in the Temple and in the Tempest: Jehovah's Kingship of Judgment in the Past and of Blessing in the Future. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 29:1-2, Angels Called to Wor...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THE VOICE OF THE LORD IS UPON THE WATERS: THE GOD OF GLORY THUNDERETH: THE LORD IS UPON MANY WATERS._ One, singled out of many grounds, why the sons of God in heaven and those on earth should "give...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VOICE OF THE LORD] the thunder. The phrase occurs seven times in the Ps. THE WATERS] not of the sea, but of the storm-cloud: see Psalms 18:11....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is a Nature-Psalm, calling on the angels to praise God (Psalms 29:1), describing the manifestation of His power in the thunderstorm (Psalms 29:3) and the flood (Psalms 29:10), and ending with an...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE VOICE. — The invocation to the angels over, the storm bursts, and seven successive peals of thunder mark its course of fury and destruction. It is first heard rolling over the waters from the west...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    קֹ֥ול יְהוָ֗ה עַל ־הַ֫ מָּ֥יִם אֵֽל ־הַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 29:1 THE core of this psalm is the magnificent description of the thunderstorm rolling over the whole length of the land. That picture is framed by two verses of introduction and two of conclus...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    PEACE AFTER STORM Psalms 29:1 This is a perfect specimen of Hebrew poetry, describing the march of a thunder-storm over Palestine from north to south. _ The prelude,_ Psalms 29:1, is addressed to th...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is a wonderful picture of a storm, viewed from the standpoint of one who is supremely conscious of Jehovah. The great name occurs oftener in this psalm than in any other in this first book, being...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    The (b) voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. (b) The thunder claps that are heard out of the clouds should make the wicked tremble for...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Healed me. I expected to die every moment, and I had made choice of the scourge of pestilence, that I might not be more screened than my subjects, 2 Kings xxiv. 13. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    These are all so many various descriptions of the astonishing power of God. By the voice of God in the kingdom of nature, no doubt, is meant the operations of God in nature. The thunder and the lightn...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    3._The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. _David now rehearses the wonders of nature which I have previously referred to; and well indeed does he celebrate the power of God as well as his goodness,...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 29 summons the mighty to hear the mightier voice of Jehovah, to own Him and worship before Him according to the holy order of His house, celebrating the power of His voice in universal creation...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE VOICE OF THE LORD [IS] UPON THE WATERS,.... What follows concerning thunder, the voice of the Lord, gives so many reasons why he should have glory given him and be worshipped; the Heathens y paid...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters. Ver. 3. _The voice of the Lord is upon the waters_] Thunder is here called, and fitly, the voi...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The voice of the Lord_ That is, thunder, frequently so called; _is upon the waters_ Upon the seas, where its noise spreads far and wide, and is very terrible; or rather above the clouds, which are so...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF GOD'S VOICE IN HIS WORD. A psalm of David, the writing of which may have been occasioned by a terrible thunderstorm, but the description of which goes beyond the natural plane t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The voice of the Lord is upon the waters, the voice of Jehovah, thundering mightily, over the vapors of the clouds, with their heavy load of water; THE GOD OF GLORY THUNDERETH; THE LORD IS UPON MANY W...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    MANY WATERS: Or, great waters...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE VOICE OF THE LORD, i.e. thunder, as is manifest from the next clause, and the following effects; which is oft called the Lord's voice, as EXODUS 9:23,28,29 JOB 37:4,5 PSA 18:14 46:6. Upon the wate...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 29:3 voice H6963 LORD H3068 waters H4325 God H410 glory H3519 thunders H7481 (H8689) LORD H3068 many...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE MIGHTY AND UNFORGETTABLE STORM (PSALMS 29:3). The Psalmist now vividly describes the power and awesomeness of the storm, and ends up with visualising true believers shelteri...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Adoration of God's mighty power. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Let the crowns, the great ones of earth, acknowledge their dependence upon God and join in worship to the blessed and o...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 29:3. _The voice of the Lord,_ as heard in a tremendous storm of thunder and hail. The clouds at such a time assume peculiar forms, being charged with the electric fluid, which is diffused thro...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The voice of the Lord is upon the waters._ THE VOICE OF JEHOVAH UPON THE WATERS The very pathway of the Lord’s people is said to be “through the waters”; and they are a people “that do business in...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Give unto the Lord glory and strength._ THE GLORY OF GOD’S GOVERNMENT IN THE NATURAL WORLD This psalm has been explained, but without sufficient reason, as telling of the power and progress of the G...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    [1] Note.—Thunder is extremely rare in Palestine during summer. Hence the miracle wrought by Samuel at the time of wheat-harvest must have made the greater impression on the people (1 Samuel 12:17). T...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS is a psalm of praise to God, and at the same time one intended to comfort and cheer his people. It consists of three parts: (1) An introduction (Psalms 29:1, Psalms 29:2), in which ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give to the LORD the glory that is due unto his name (Psalms 29:1-2); We have told you how that they reverence the name of God....

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 7:10; Acts 7:2; Exodus 19:16; Exodus 9:28; Exodus 9:33;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The waters — Above in the clouds, which are called waters, Genesis 1:7; Psalms 18:11. The Divine power displays itself in those high places, which are far above the reach of all earthly potentates. Ma...

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