Psalms 29 · Verse 5

Psalms 29:5

The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalms 29:5, King James Version

Psalms 29:5 in other translations

BSBThe voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
WEBThe LORD’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
ASVThe voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
YLTThe voice of Jehovah is shivering cedars, Yea, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon.
DARBYThe voice of Jehovah breaketh cedars; yea, Jehovah breaketh the cedars of Lebanon:
BBEBy the voice of the Lord are the cedar-trees broken, even the cedars of Lebanon are broken by the Lord.
WebsterThe voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yes, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

What does Psalms 29:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 29:5-6
5-6. The tall and large cedars, especially of Lebanon, are shivered, utterly broken. The waving of the mountain forests before the wind is expressed by the figure of skipping or leaping.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Breaketh the cedars - Very tall trees attract the lightning from the clouds, by which they are often torn to pieces. Woods and forests give dreadful proof of this after a thunderstorm.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 29:5 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.

ק֣וֹלKol[the] voice ofH6963
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
שֹׁבֵ֣רsho.Ver[is] breakingH7665
אֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimcedarsH730
וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥רvay.sha.Berand he broke in piecesH7665
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַרְזֵ֥י'ar.Zei[the] cedars ofH730
הַלְּבָנֽוֹן\׃ha.le.va.Non<the> LebanonH3844

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

Cross references for Psalms 29:5

  • Isaiah 2:13

    And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

  • Judges 9:15

    And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Psalms 104:16

    The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

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Isa 2:13

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 29:6

    He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

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Psalms 29:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Voz de Jehová que quebranta los cedros; y quebrantó Jehová los cedros del Líbano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La voix de l’ Éternel brise les cèdres: l’ Éternel brise les cèdres du Liban,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Stimme Jehovas zerbricht Cedern, ja, Jehova zerbricht die Cedern des Libanon;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Psallite Domino, sancti ejus; et confitemini memoriæ sanctitatis ejus.