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Corpus Psalterium · Vol. II

Psalm XXIX (29)

Cantillated — Refrain Praise

Paul Whitehorn

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Psalm 29 in Hebrew and English, and the words as they are sung.

A Psalm by David.

1

Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה בְּנֵ֣י אֵלִ֑ים הָב֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃

2

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.

הָב֣וּ לַֽ֭יהוָה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃

3

Yahweh’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.

ק֥וֹל יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם אֵֽל־הַכָּב֥וֹד הִרְעִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃

4

Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.

קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה בַּכֹּ֑חַ ק֥וֹל יְ֝הוָ֗ה בֶּהָדָֽר׃

5

Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה שֹׁבֵ֣ר אֲרָזִ֑ים וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃

6

He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.

וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמוֹ־עֵ֑גֶל לְבָנ֥וֹן וְ֝שִׂרְיֹ֗ן כְּמ֣וֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִֽים׃

7

Yahweh’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.

קוֹל־יְהוָ֥ה חֹצֵ֗ב לַהֲב֥וֹת אֵֽשׁ׃

8

Yahweh’s voice shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

ק֣וֹל יְ֭הוָה יָחִ֣יל מִדְבָּ֑ר יָחִ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִדְבַּ֥ר קָדֵֽשׁ׃

9

Yahweh’s voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, “Glory!”

ק֤וֹל יְהוָ֨ה ׀ יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֮ וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ אֹמֵ֥ר כָּבֽוֹד׃

10

Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.

יְ֭הוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֝הוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

11

Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

יְֽהוָ֗ה עֹ֭ז לְעַמּ֣וֹ יִתֵּ֑ן יְהוָ֓ה ׀ יְבָרֵ֖ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ בַשָּׁלֽוֹם׃

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: World English Bible (public domain). Verse numbers follow the English Bible; the Hebrew numbering is shown beneath where it differs.

Give to the LORD

O sons of the mighty

Give to the LORD

glory

and strength

Give to the LORD

the glory of His name

Bow before the LORD

in holy splendor

The voice

of the LORD

over the waters

The God of glory

thunders

The voice of the LORD

The voice of the LORD

The voice of the LORD

in power

The voice of the LORD

in majesty

The voice of the LORD

breaks the cedars

The LORD breaks

the cedars of Lebanon

He makes them leap

like a calf

Lebanon

and Sirion

like a wild ox

The voice of the LORD

strikes with fire

The voice of the LORD

shakes the wilderness

The LORD shakes

the wilderness of Kadesh

The voice of the LORD

makes the deer give birth

strips the forests bare

And in His temple

all cry

GLORY

GLORY

GLORY

The voice of the LORD

The voice of the LORD

The LORD sits enthroned

over the flood

The LORD sits

as King forever

The LORD gives strength

to His people

The LORD blesses

His people

with peace

Lyrics by Paul Whitehorn: a singable English rendering of the Hebrew, as sung on this recording.

Corpus Psalterium sets each psalm to music by its Hebrew grammar. Didactic psalms teach; Cantillated psalms are spoken, sung or performed before God. Hear all 150 psalms free.

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What These Songs Are, and What They Are Not

These songs are not a word-for-word translation of the Psalms. They were never meant to be. Nor do they try to capture every idea in every psalm. In a song, that would be impossible.

What we have done is capture the essence of each psalm: what matters most in it. Think of each song as a summary. Think of it as a cheat sheet. The purpose of the psalm is still being met. God's word to mankind is still being heard.

Behind many of these lines is word research: deep study of the meaning of the Hebrew. So where a line sounds different from your translation, and you think it is wrong, study it. We believe you will find that the essence of what we sing is true.

The truth is that no one can set the Psalms to music without also becoming a commentator. That is what this is. It is a modern commentary on the Psalms: not only the Psalms themselves, and not only the Psalms being sung. So do not think that every word of the psalm is here. It is not. Read the psalm itself, in full.

Why do this at all? Because we believe God intended humanity to be surrounded by His word. This was always the entertainment He wanted us to have: not hours of television, not a day lost in a phone looking at nonsense. The blessed man of Psalm 1 meditates on God's word day and night. How can we meditate on His word if we do not surround ourselves with it?

As ministers, our first responsibility is to share God's word with people. That is what these songs are for.

Paul Whitehorn