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the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 splits the mighty cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.<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 breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; Indeed, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. <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 breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 destroys the cedar trees; the LORD shatters cedars on Mount Lebanon. <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 breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars. The LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, even the cedars of Lebanon. <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 snaps the cedars; the LORD snaps the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's shout breaks the cedars, the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. <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 breaks the cedars. Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaketh the cedars; yes, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. <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 [is] shattering cedars, "" Indeed, YHWH shatters the cedars of Lebanon.<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 is shivering cedars, Yea, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon.<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 broke the cedars; and Jehovah will break the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 28:5>The voice of the Lord shatters the cedars. And the Lord will shatter the cedars of Lebanon.<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 cracks the cedars; the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon, <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 breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaks the cedars; yea, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The voice of LORD JEHOVAH that breaks the cedars and LORD JEHOVAH shatters the cedars of Lebanon.<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 breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/29-5.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=3016" 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">4</span>The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. <span class="reftext">5</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/7665.htm" title="7665: šō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">breaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">the cedars;</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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: way·šab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">shatters</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ar·zê (N-mpc) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">the cedars</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">of Lebanon.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.…<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/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a></span><br />against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Jeremiah 22:7</a></span><br />I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-14</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9</a></span><br />Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-1.htm">Zechariah 11:1-2</a></span><br />Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars! / Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!<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="/job/9-5.htm">Job 9:5-6</a></span><br />He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger. / He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-19.htm">Job 40:19</a></span><br />He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.<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="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18-20</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Matthew 7:17-19</a></span><br />Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. / Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”</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 breaks the cedars; yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a></b></br> And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, <i>that are</i> high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-24.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/28-5.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Shivers</a> <a href="/psalms/29-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/songs/1-17.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Shivers</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Voice</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 breaks the cedars;</b><br>The phrase "the voice of the LORD" emphasizes the power and authority of God's spoken word. In biblical context, God's voice is often associated with creation, command, and judgment. The breaking of the cedars signifies God's ability to dismantle even the strongest and most majestic elements of nature. Cedars, particularly those from Lebanon, were renowned for their strength and durability, often used in ancient construction, including Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a>). This imagery underscores God's supremacy over creation, illustrating that nothing is too mighty for Him to overcome. The breaking of cedars can also symbolize the breaking of human pride and self-reliance, as these trees were often seen as symbols of strength and stability.<p><b>the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.</b><br>Lebanon's cedars were famous throughout the ancient Near East, prized for their quality and used extensively in building and trade. The mention of Lebanon specifically highlights the geographical and cultural significance of these trees. Historically, Lebanon was known for its lush forests, and the cedars were considered a national symbol. The shattering of these cedars by the LORD's voice indicates His dominion over nations and their resources. This act can be seen as a metaphor for God's ability to bring down nations or powers that stand in opposition to His will. The imagery of shattering also connects to themes of divine judgment found throughout Scripture, where God dismantles the proud and exalts the humble (<a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-13</a>). In a typological sense, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's ultimate victory over the powers of the world, breaking down barriers and establishing His kingdom.<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 verse, representing God's power and authority. His voice is depicted as mighty and capable of breaking the strongest of trees.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedars_of_lebanon.htm">Cedars of Lebanon</a></b><br>These are renowned for their strength and durability. In ancient times, they were highly valued for construction and symbolized majesty and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/voice_of_the_lord.htm">Voice of the LORD</a></b><br>This phrase emphasizes the power and authority of God's spoken word, which is capable of altering the natural world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The verse highlights God's supreme power over creation. Just as He can break the cedars, He can intervene in our lives with authority and might.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_word.htm">The Authority of God's Word</a></b><br>The voice of the LORD is not just powerful but authoritative. It reminds us of the importance of listening to and obeying God's word in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>The breaking of the cedars symbolizes the humbling of human pride. We are called to recognize our limitations and submit to God's greater wisdom and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_nature.htm">God's Presence in Nature</a></b><br>This verse encourages us to see God's hand in the natural world, reminding us of His ongoing involvement and care for His creation.<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/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/what_does_the_bible_say_about_lebanon.htm">What does the Bible mention about Lebanon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_29_3_align_with_meteorology.htm">Psalm 29:3 refers to God's voice thundering over the waters; how does this align with modern meteorological explanations of storms and thunder?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(</span>5<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">The voice of the Lord breaketh.</span>--Better more literally, <span class= "ital">The voice of Jehovah breaking the cedars, and Jehovah hath shivered the cedars of Lebanon. </span>(The verb in the second clause is an intensive of that used in the first.) The range of Lebanon receives the first fury of the storm. Its cedars, mightiest and longest-lived of Eastern trees, crash down, broken by the violence of the wind. (For cedar, see <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm" title="That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.">2Samuel 7:2</a>.) It has been objected that the thunder should not be made the agent in the destruction; but comp. Shakespeare--<p>"And thou, all-shaking thunder,<p>Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!<p>Crack Nature's moulds, all germens spill at once.<p>That make ingrateful man!<span class= "ital">"--King Lear, </span>Acts 3, sc. 2.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars</span>. At length down swoops the hurricane - wind and rain and forked flashes of lightning all blended together, and violently tearing through the forest. The tall cedars - the pride and glory of Syria and Palestine - are snapped like reeds, and fall in a tangled mass. <span class="cmt_word">The Lord</span>, who erstwhile "planted them" (Psalm cir. 16), <span class="cmt_word">now breaketh the cedars of</span> <span class="cmt_word">Lebanon -</span> breaketh and destroyeth them in his fury. Such storms, though rare in Palestine and Syria, are sometimes witnessed; and descriptions have been given by travellers which bear out this one of David (comp. Wilson, 'Travels,' p. 146; Cunningham Geikie, vol. 2. pp. 57, 335; Tristram, 'Land. of Israel,' pp. 40, 194, 227, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/29-5.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">ק֣וֹל</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">יְ֭הוָה</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">breaks</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁבֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cedars;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָזִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rā·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</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">shatters</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·šab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cedars</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְזֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·zê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Lebanon.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 29:5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/29-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 29:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/29-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 29:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 29:6" /></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>