Psalm 29

Easy-to-Read Version

A song of David.

29 Praise the Lord, you heavenly angels^[a]!
    Praise the Lord’s glory and power.
²Praise the Lord and honor his name!
    Worship the Lord in all his holy beauty.
³The Lord’s voice can be heard over the sea.
    The voice of our glorious Lord God is like thunder over the great ocean.
⁴The Lord’s voice is powerful.
    It shows the Lord’s glory.
⁵The Lord’s voice shatters great cedar trees.
    The Lord breaks the great cedars of Lebanon.
⁶He makes Lebanon shake like a young calf dancing.
    Sirion^[b] trembles like a young bull jumping up and down.
⁷The Lord’s voice cuts the air with flashes of lightning.
⁸The Lord’s voice shakes the desert.
    The desert of Kadesh^[c] trembles at the Lord’s voice.
⁹The Lord’s voice frightens the deer.^[d]
    He destroys the forests.
In his temple everyone shouts, “Glory to God!”

¹⁰The Lord ruled as king at the time of the flood,
and the Lord will rule as king forever.
¹¹May the Lord make his people strong.
May the Lord bless his people with peace.

Footnotes

Psalm 29:1 heavenly angels Literally, “sons of gods.” This probably means God’s angels who are pictured here as priests worshiping him in heaven.
Psalm 29:6 Sirion Or “Mount Hermon.”
Psalm 29:8 desert of Kadesh A desert in Syria. This might also mean “the holy desert.”
Psalm 29:9 deer Or “oak trees.”