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The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
Psalms 29:3 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Yahweh’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.
  • BSB The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
  • NKJV The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.
  • NASB ¶The voice of the Lord is on the waters; The God of glory thunders, The Lord is over many waters.
  • NLT The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the mighty sea.

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Quick answer

The Lord's voice thunders over the waters as the God of glory. It portrays God's majestic power in the storm.

Overview

The 'voice of Yahweh,' a refrain through this psalm, here breaks like thunder over the seas. The storm becomes a theater displaying God's glory and might. The God whose voice commands creation is the same Word made flesh in Christ, who stilled the storm with a word.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 19

  • Job 37:2–5Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
  • Ps 93:3–4The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
  • Exod 9:33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
  • Ps 77:16–19The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
  • Exod 9:28Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
  • Matt 8:26–27And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
  • Ps 18:13–15The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
  • Exod 19:16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
  • John 12:29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
  • Rev 16:18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
  • Rev 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
  • Rev 19:6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
  • 1 Sam 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
  • Rev 8:5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
  • Rev 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
  • Ps 104:3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
  • Ps 24:7–10Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
  • Rev 17:14–15These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
  • Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 29:3 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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