Psalms 29 · Verse 4

Psalms 29:4

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Psalms 29:4, King James Version

Psalms 29:4 in other translations

BSBThe voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
WEBThe LORD’s voice is powerful. The LORD’s voice is full of majesty.
ASVThe voice of Jehovah is powerful; The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty.
YLTThe voice of Jehovah is with power, The voice of Jehovah is with majesty,
DARBYThe voice of Jehovah is powerful; the voice of Jehovah is full of majesty.
BBEThe voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.
WebsterThe voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

What does Psalms 29:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. powerful ... majesty--literally, "in power, in majesty."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Is powerful - There is no agent in universal nature so powerful as the electric fluid. It destroys life, tears castles and towers to pieces, rends the strongest oaks, and cleaves the most solid rocks: universal animate nature is awed and terrified by it. To several of these effects the psalmist here refers; and for the illustration of the whole I must refer to the above notes on Job. Full of majesty - No sound in nature is so tremendous and majestic as that of thunder; it is the most fit to represent the voice of God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 29:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

קוֹל\־kol-[the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בַּכֹּ֑חַba.Ko.ach[is] with <the> strengthH3581
ק֥וֹלKol[the] voice ofH6963
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בֶּהָדָֽר\׃be.ha.Dar[is] with <the> majestyH1926

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 29:4

  • Ezekiel 10:5

    And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

  • Psalms 33:9

    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

  • Psalms 68:33

    To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

  • Jeremiah 51:15-16

    He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

  • Luke 4:36

    And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

  • Isaiah 66:6

    A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

  • Luke 8:25

    And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

  • Job 40:9-12

    Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
powerful. Heb. in power.
33:9; Job 26:11-14; Jer 51:15,16; Lu 4:36; 8:25
full of. Heb. in.
Job 40:9-12; Isa 66:6; Eze 10:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 29:3

    The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

  • Psalms 29:4

    The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

  • Psalms 29:5

    The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

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Psalms 29:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Voz de Jehová con potencia; voz de Jehová con gloria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La voix de l’ Éternel est puissante, la voix de l’ Éternel est magnifique.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Stimme Jehovas ist gewaltig, die Stimme Jehovas ist majestätisch.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Domine, eduxisti ab inferno animam meam; salvasti me a descendentibus in lacum.