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Psalms 29:5

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Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalms 29:5 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
  • BSB The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
  • NKJV The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
  • NASB The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; Yes, the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
  • NLT The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Isa 2:13For all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,
  • Judg 9:15“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
  • Ps 104:16Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
LEBANONMETEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENAPOWER

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

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

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

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 29:5 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.

Original language

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The voiceקוֹלof the LORDיְהֹוָהbreakethשָׁבַרthe cedarsאֶרֶזyea, the LORDיְהֹוָהbreakethשָׁבַרthe cedarsאֶרֶזof Lebanonלְבָנוֹן
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