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he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion (Mount Hermon) like a young, wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion, like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion, like a young wild ox. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God makes Mount Lebanon skip like a calf and Mount Hermon jump like a wild ox. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip along like a calf and Mount Sirion like a wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He makes the mountains of Lebanon jump like calves and makes Mount Hermon leap like a young bull. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He makes them stagger like a calf, even Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He causes them to skip as a calf, "" Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He causeth them to skip as a calf, Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will cause them to leap as a calf; Lebanon and Sirion as the son of buffaloes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And shall reduce them to pieces, as a calf of Libanus, and as the beloved son of unicorns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 28:6>And it will break them into pieces, like a calf of Lebanon, and in the same way as the beloved son of the single-horned beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Makes Lebanon leap like a calf, and Sirion like a young bull. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He makes them also to skip like calves, Lebanon and Sirion like a young ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He makes them skip like calves, Lebanon and Senir like the children of a wild bull.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he will beat them small, <i>even</i> Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/29-6.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=3023" 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">5</span>The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: lə·ḇā·nō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">He makes Lebanon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7540.htm" title="7540: way·yar·qî·ḏêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To skip about. A primitive root; properly, to stamp, i.e. To spring about.">skip</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘ê·ḡel (N-ms) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">a calf,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8303.htm" title="8303: wə·śir·yōn (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A Sidonian name for Mount Hermon. And Siryon; the same as Srayah; Shirjon or Sirjon, a peak of the Lebanon.">and Sirion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a young</a> <a href="/hebrew/7214.htm" title="7214: rə·’ê·mîm (N-mp) -- A wild ox. Or rieym; or reym; or rem; from ra'am; a wild bull.">wild ox.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.…<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="/job/39-1.htm">Job 39:1-4</a></span><br />“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? / Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? / They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Habakkuk 3:10</a></span><br />The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11</a></span><br />“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></span><br />For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4-5</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.<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="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-2</a></span><br />Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-5.htm">Luke 3:5</a></span><br />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.<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="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a></span><br />The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20</a></span><br />Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.</p><p class="hdg">skip</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-4.htm">Psalm 114:4-7</a></b></br> The mountains skipped like rams, <i>and</i> the little hills like lambs… </p><p class="hdg">Lebanon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-25</a></b></br> I beheld the earth, and, lo, <i>it was</i> without form, and void; and the heavens, and they <i>had</i> no light… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6-11</a></b></br> He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways <i>are</i> everlasting… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11</a></b></br> And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.</p><p class="hdg">Sirion</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9</a></b></br> (<i>Which</i> Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)</p><p class="hdg">unicorn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Psalm 92:10</a></b></br> But my horn shalt thou exalt like <i>the horn of</i> an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-22.htm">Numbers 23:22</a></b></br> God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/39-10.htm">Buffalo</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/41-19.htm">Jumping</a> <a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/job/40-15.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Sirion</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm">Si'rion</a> <a href="/job/21-11.htm">Skip</a> <a href="/job/39-10.htm">Unicorn</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/job/39-10.htm">Wild-Ox</a> <a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/23-22.htm">Buffalo</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/114-4.htm">Jumping</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Sirion</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Si'rion</a> <a href="/psalms/114-6.htm">Skip</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Unicorn</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Wild-Ox</a> <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Young</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'; 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Lebanon, known for its majestic cedar trees, symbolizes strength and stability. The imagery of Lebanon skipping like a calf suggests a sudden and powerful movement, indicating God's ability to shake even the most stable and strong elements of creation. This reflects the awe-inspiring nature of God's presence and His control over the natural world. The cedars of Lebanon were highly prized in ancient times, used in the construction of temples and palaces, including Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a>). The reference to Lebanon also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over all nations and lands.<p><b>and Sirion like a young wild ox</b><br>Sirion is another name for Mount Hermon, a significant mountain in the northern part of ancient Israel, known for its height and snow-capped peaks. The comparison to a young wild ox, known for its strength and vitality, emphasizes the dynamic and overwhelming power of God's voice. This imagery suggests that even the most formidable and enduring parts of creation respond to God's command. In <a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9</a>, Sirion is mentioned as the Sidonian name for Mount Hermon, indicating the cultural and geographical significance of the region. The reference to a young wild ox also evokes themes of untamed strength and energy, further illustrating the might of God. This passage can be seen as a reminder of God's ultimate authority and the response of creation to His divine will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a></b><br>A region known for its majestic cedar trees, often symbolizing strength and grandeur in the Bible. In this verse, Lebanon is personified as skipping like a calf, indicating the power and majesty of God's voice in creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sirion.htm">Sirion</a></b><br>Another name for Mount Hermon, a significant mountain in the region. It is depicted as moving like a young wild ox, emphasizing the might and authority of God over nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/calf.htm">Calf</a></b><br>A young cow, symbolizing innocence and vitality. The imagery of Lebanon skipping like a calf suggests a joyful and vigorous response to God's presence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_wild_ox.htm">Young Wild Ox</a></b><br>Represents strength and untamed power. Sirion moving like a young wild ox highlights the overwhelming and awe-inspiring power of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_voice_of_the_lord.htm">The Voice of the Lord</a></b><br>Although not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/29.htm">Psalm 29</a> is about the voice of the Lord, which is powerful and majestic, causing creation to respond in dynamic ways.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of Lebanon and Sirion responding to God's voice reminds us of His ultimate authority over all creation. We should trust in His control over the natural world and our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_voice.htm">The Power of God's Voice</a></b><br>Just as God's voice causes mountains to move, it can bring transformation and renewal in our lives. We should seek to hear and respond to His voice through Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joyful_response_to_god's_presence.htm">Joyful Response to God's Presence</a></b><br>The skipping of Lebanon and Sirion symbolizes a joyful and vibrant response to God. We are called to rejoice in His presence and reflect His joy in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_in_god's_presence.htm">Strength in God's Presence</a></b><br>The imagery of a young wild ox represents strength. In God's presence, we find strength and courage to face life's challenges.<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_will_empty_words_comfort_me.htm">What does the Bible mention about Lebanon?</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/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/why_does_god_repent_if_he's_omniscient.htm">Why does the Bible teach that God 'repents' (Genesis 6:6, Exodus 32:14) if He is omniscient and never makes mistakes?</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>(6) Those trees that are not snapped off, bending to the storm, and swaying in the wind, seem to bound like wild buffaloes. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/114-4.htm" title="The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.">Psalm 114:4</a>.)<span class= "bld"><p>Sirion, </span>according to <a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm" title="(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)">Deuteronomy 3:9</a> (which see), was the Sidonian name of Hermon. Here the whole of the range of Anti-Libanus.<p><span class= "bld">Unicorn.</span>--See <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm" title="Save me from the lion's mouth: for you have heard me from the horns of the unicorns.">Psalm 22:21</a>, Note.<p>There is some ambiguity about the suffix, <span class= "ital">them. </span>It may relate to the mountains instead of the cedars, and some commentators divide the clauses thus: "He maketh them skip; like a calf Lebanon, and Sirion like a young buffalo." It is not, however, necessary to suppose, with some, that an earthquake accompanies the storm; the apparent movement of the hills beingintroduced to heighten the effect of the violence of the tempest.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He maketh them also to skip like</span> <span class="cmt_word">a calf</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a>). As the thunder crashes and rolls and reverberates among the mountains, it seems as though the mountains themselves shook, and were moved from their places. This is expressed with extreme vividness, though no doubt with truly Oriental hyperbole, in the present passage. <span class="cmt_word">Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn</span>; rather, <span class="accented">like a young wild ox.</span> Lebanon and Sirion, or Hermon (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9</a>), are the two principal mountains of Palestine, Hermon being visible throughout almost the whole extent of the Holy Land, and Lebanon enjoying a commanding position beyond Galilee to the north. The storm which shook these lofty mountain-tracts would indeed be a manifestation of power, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/29-6.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">He makes Lebanon</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָנ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">skip</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar·qî·ḏêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7540.htm">Strong's 7540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stamp, to spring about</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a calf,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֑גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, calf, one nearly grown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Sirion</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝שִׂרְיֹ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śir·yōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8303.htm">Strong's 8303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sirion -- a Sidonian name for Mount Hermon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a young</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wild ox.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאֵמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ê·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7214.htm">Strong's 7214: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wild bull</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/29-6.htm">Psalm 29:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 29:6 He makes them also to skip like (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/29-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 29:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/29-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 29:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:7" /></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>