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And in his temple all cry, &#8220Glory!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare. In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of <i>his</i> glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everything says, &#8220Glory!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve, And strips the forests bare, And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The voice of Yahweh makes the deer to calve And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the doe labor <i>and</i> give birth And strips the forests bare; And in His temple all are saying, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the woodlands bare. In his temple all cry, “Glory! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the woodlands bare. In His temple all cry, &#8220Glory!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes deer give birth before their time. Forests are stripped of leaves, and the temple is filled with shouts of praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and strippeth the forests bare: and in his temple every thing saith, Glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD splits the oaks and strips [the trees of] the forests bare. Everyone in his temple is saying, "Glory!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD's voice shakes the oaks and strips the leaves from the trees while everyone in his Temple shouts, "Glory to God!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD causes deer to give birth, and strips the forest bare. In his Temple all of them shout, "Glory!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, ?Glory!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's shout bends the large trees and strips the leaves from the forests. Everyone in his temple says, "Majestic!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the large trees tremble, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, "Glory."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and maketh bare the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, “Glory!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of YHWH pains the oaks, "" And makes bare the forests, "" And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The voice of Jehovah paineth the oaks, And maketh bare the forests, And in His temple every one saith, 'Glory.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The voice of Jehovah will cause the hinds to bring forth, and will uncover the forests: and in his temple every one said, Glory.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the Lord prepareth the stags: and he will discover the thick woods: and in his temple all shall speak his glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 28:9>The voice of the Lord is preparing the stags, and he will reveal the dense woods. And in his temple, all will speak his glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the deer dance and strips the forests bare. All in his Temple say, “Glory!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, “Glory!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD makes the hinds to tremble, and uproots the forests; and in his temple every one speaks of his glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the voice of LORD JEHOVAH that shakes the bushes and uproots forests, and in his temple everyone says, "Glory!"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare; And in His temple all say: 'Glory.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The voice of the Lord strengthens the hinds, and will uncover the thickets: and in his temple every one speaks <i>of his</i> glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/29-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3039" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/29.htm">Ascribe Glory to the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">The voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: yə·ḥō·w·lêl (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">twists</a> <a href="/hebrew/355.htm" title="355: ’ay·yā·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A hind, doe. Feminine of 'ayal; a doe or female deer.">the oaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: yə·‘ā·rō·wṯ (N-mp) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">and strips the forests</a> <a href="/hebrew/2834.htm" title="2834: way·ye·ḥĕ·śōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To strip off, strip, make bare. A primitive root; to strip off, i.e. Generally to make naked, to drain away or bail up.">bare.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: ū·ḇə·hê·ḵā·lōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">And in His temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">cry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kā·ḇō·wḏ (N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">“Glory!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a></span><br />And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a></span><br />And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4-5</a></span><br />Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. / God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a></span><br />When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Revelation 10:3</a></span><br />Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-12</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3-5</a></span><br />A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. / Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. / And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Matthew 3:3</a></span><br />This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-4.htm">Luke 3:4-6</a></span><br />as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. / Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. / And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-23.htm">John 1:23</a></span><br />John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Isaiah 42:12</a></span><br />Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm">Habakkuk 2:14</a></span><br />For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Psalm 96:9</a></span><br />Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-4.htm">Psalm 97:4-5</a></span><br />His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. / The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7</a></span><br />At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The voice of the LORD makes the hinds to calve, and discovers the forests: and in his temple does every one speak of his glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/39-1.htm">Job 39:1-3</a></b></br> Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? <i>or</i> canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? … </p><p class="hdg">calve.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a></b></br> To see thy power and thy glory, so <i>as</i> I have seen thee in the sanctuary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Isaiah 9:18</a></b></br> For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up <i>like</i> the lifting up of smoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Isaiah 10:18,19</a></b></br> And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth… </p><p class="hdg">in his temple</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2-5</a></b></br> Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-9.htm">Psalm 48:9</a></b></br> We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Psalm 134:1,2</a></b></br> A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all <i>ye</i> servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">doth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/22-10.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/psalms/22-10.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Calve</a> <a href="/psalms/28-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Deer</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Discovereth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">Forests</a> <a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Hinds</a> <a href="/job/41-32.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Roes</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">Strippeth</a> <a href="/john/20-6.htm">Strips</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/judges/16-19.htm">Twists</a> <a href="/psalms/29-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">Whirl</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Calve</a> <a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Deer</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Discovereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Forests</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/songs/2-7.htm">Hinds</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-17.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/songs/2-7.htm">Roes</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Strippeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Strips</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Twists</a> <a href="/psalms/30-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Whirl</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/29-1.htm">David exhorts princes to give glory to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">by reason of is power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/29-11.htm">and protection of his people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The voice of the LORD twists the oaks</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the power and authority of God's voice, which is a recurring theme in <a href="/psalms/29.htm">Psalm 29</a>. The imagery of twisting oaks suggests a force capable of altering the natural world, reflecting God's sovereignty over creation. Oaks, known for their strength and durability, symbolize stability and endurance. The ability of God's voice to twist them highlights His supreme power. This can be connected to the creation narrative in Genesis, where God's voice brings the universe into existence. It also echoes the power of Jesus' words in the New Testament, such as when He calms the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>.<p><b>and strips the forests bare.</b><br>The stripping of forests signifies complete transformation and the overwhelming impact of God's presence. In ancient Near Eastern culture, forests were often seen as places of mystery and divine presence. The imagery here may also evoke the idea of judgment, where nothing can withstand the purifying and revealing power of God. This can be linked to prophetic imagery in <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a>, where the LORD's judgment is described as cutting down the forest thickets with an ax. It underscores the theme of God's ultimate authority over all creation.<p><b>And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”</b><br>This phrase shifts the focus from the natural world to the spiritual realm, highlighting the response of worship and reverence to God's majesty. The temple represents God's dwelling place among His people, a central theme in the Old Testament. The cry of "Glory!" signifies recognition of God's holiness and splendor. This response is mirrored in <a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8-11</a>, where heavenly beings continually worship God, proclaiming His glory. The temple can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate dwelling place of God's presence, as described in <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>. The collective cry of "Glory!" reflects the unity and awe of God's people in response to His divine power and majesty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this Psalm, whose powerful voice is described as having the ability to affect nature profoundly.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/oaks_and_forests.htm">Oaks and Forests</a></b><br>Natural elements that symbolize strength and stability, yet are subject to the power of God's voice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a></b><br>Represents the place of worship where God's glory is acknowledged and praised by His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_voice.htm">The Power of God's Voice</a></b><br>God's voice is not only creative but also transformative, affecting the natural world and human hearts alike.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/nature's_response_to_god.htm">Nature's Response to God</a></b><br>The imagery of oaks twisting and forests being stripped bare serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_in_response_to_god's_glory.htm">Worship in Response to God's Glory</a></b><br>The appropriate response to witnessing God's power is worship, as seen in the temple where all cry, "Glory!"<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_worship.htm">God's Presence in Worship</a></b><br>The temple signifies God's dwelling place among His people, where His presence is acknowledged and revered.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_majesty.htm">Reverence for God's Majesty</a></b><br>Recognizing the majesty of God should lead to a life of reverence and awe, influencing our daily walk with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_manage_abuse_from_adult_kids.htm">What is the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_kadesh's_shaking.htm">Psalm 29:8 describes the Lord's voice shaking the wilderness of Kadesh; where is the historical or archeological record of such a cataclysmic event taking place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_divine_voice_destroying_trees.htm">Psalm 29:5 states the Lord's voice shatters the cedars of Lebanon; what evidence supports the claim that a divine voice can cause literal destruction of trees?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_psalm_69_9_linked_to_david's_era.htm">Psalm 69:9 mentions zeal for God's house--how do we know this refers to David's time rather than a later temple setting?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Maketh the hinds to calve.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">maketh the hinds writhe </span>(<span class= "ital">with pain</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>(See margin. Comp. <a href="/job/39-1.htm" title="Know you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or can you mark when the hinds do calve?">Job 39:1</a>, where the hind's habit of hiding its young for safety is alluded to, a habit which the violence of the storm makes it forget.) Both Plutarch and Pliny notice the custom of shepherds to collect their flocks during a thunderstorm, for such as are left alone and are separated, are apt, through terror, to cast their young.<p><span class= "bld">Discovereth the forests.</span>--The word "discovereth" comes from the LXX. and Vulgate. Literally, <span class= "ital">peels </span>or <span class= "ital">strips</span>--the effects both of wind and lightning. Passing over the sands of the Arabah, the storm has reached the "acacias and palms and vegetation which clothe the rocks of granite and porphyry in the neighbourhood of Petra." <span class= "ital">Forests </span>may seem rather a large word for such vegetation, but Stanley remarks of the Arabah that "the shrubs at times give it almost the appearance of a jungle." Similar effects of a storm upon a forest are described by Tennyson in <span class= "ital">Vivien:</span><p>"Scarce had she ceased when out of heaven a bolt<p>(For now the storm was close above them) struck,<p>Furrowing a giant oak, and javelining<p>With darted spikes and splinters of the wood<p>The dark earth round. He raised his eyes and saw<p>The tree that shone white-listed thro' the gloom."<p><span class= "bld">In his temple.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">in his palace</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the heavenly palace, as in <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm" title="The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.">Psalm 11:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm" title="In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.">Psalm 18:6</a>. (See <a href="/psalms/29-1.htm" title="Give to the LORD, O you mighty, give to the LORD glory and strength.">Psalm 29:1</a>.) The angelic spectators of the magnificent drama enacted below them cry (not merely speak <span class= "ital">of, </span>as Authorised Version, but <span class= "ital">utter </span>the word) each one, "Glory," obeying the poet's invocation in the prelude. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve.</span> Plutarch says, "Shepherds accustom their flocks in a thunderstorm to keep together, and put their heads in the same direction; for such as are left alone and separated from the rest through terror cast their young" ('Sympos.,' Quest. 2.). And Pliny, "Solitary sheep cast their lambs in thunderstorms; the remedy is to keep the flock together, since it helps them to have company." A traveller in South Africa observes, "In Bechuanaland, when there are heavy thunderstorms, the antelopes flee in consternation; and the poor Bechuanas start off on the morning following such a storm in quest of the young which have been cast through horror" (see Moffat's 'South Africa,' quoted by Dr. Kay, in his 'Commentary on the Psalms,' p. 93). <span class="cmt_word">And discovereth the forests</span>; or, <span class="accented">strippeth the forests.</span> Denudes them of their leaves and branches. <span class="cmt_word">And in his temple doth every one speak of his glory</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> his grand temple, or palace (<span class="accented">heykal</span>), of heaven and earth. In this temple "every one," or rather <span class="accented">everything</span>, all that is in it. is continually speaking of his glory (literally, "says, Glory!"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/29-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The voice</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֤וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twists</span><br /><span class="heb">יְחוֹלֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḥō·w·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the oaks</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיָּלוֹת֮</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_355.htm">Strong's 355: </a> </span><span class="str2">A doe, female deer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and strips the forests</span><br /><span class="heb">יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·‘ā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3295.htm">Strong's 3295: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bare.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·ḥĕ·śōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2834.htm">Strong's 2834: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip off, to make naked, to drain away, bail up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And in His temple</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·hê·ḵā·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cry,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹמֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Glory!”</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּבֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 29:9 Yahweh's voice makes the deer calve (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/29-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 29:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 29:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>