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psalms 29:3

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Psalms 29:3

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.

Psalms 29:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 29:3

Theological / Devotional

The voice of the Lord. In the verbal symphony of vs. 3–9 the psalmist describes what is obviously his own recollection of a thunderstorm sweeping in from the Mediterranean Sea, breaking in fury on Lebanon, and then dying away in the east, leaving the desert warm and peaceful. To him, thunder is “the voice of the Lord” (see Ps. 18:13). The phrase is used seven times in vs. 3–9.

God of glory. Compare the expression “King of glory” (Ps. 24:7–10). The word “glory” is repeated three times in Ps. 29:1–3.

Many waters. Or, “great waters.”

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