Psalms 29 · Verse 7

Psalms 29:7

The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
Psalms 29:7, King James Version

Psalms 29:7 in other translations

BSBThe voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.
WEBThe LORD’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.
ASVThe voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.
YLTThe voice of Jehovah is hewing fiery flames,
DARBYThe voice of Jehovah cleaveth out flames of fire.
BBEAt the voice of the Lord flames of fire are seen.
WebsterThe voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.

What does Psalms 29:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. divideth--literally, "hews off." The lightning, like flakes and splinters hewed from stone or wood, flies through the air.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Divideth the flames of fire - The forked zigzag lightning is the cause of thunder; and in a thunder-storm these liahtnings are variously dispersed, smiting houses, towers, trees, men, and cattle, in different places.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 29:7 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
חֹצֵ֗בcho.Tzev[is] strikingH2672
לַהֲב֥וֹתla.ha.Votflames ofH3852
אֵֽשׁ\׃'EshfireH784

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Cross references for Psalms 29:7

  • Psalms 77:18

    The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

  • Exodus 9:23

    And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

  • Leviticus 10:2

    And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

  • Psalms 144:5-6

    Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

  • Job 38:35

    Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

  • Job 37:3

    He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

  • 2 Kings 1:10-12

    And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

  • Numbers 16:35

    And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
divideth. Heb. cutteth out. flames.
77:18; 144:5,6; Ex 9:23; Le 10:2; Nu 16:35; 2Ki 1:10-12; Job 37:3
Job 38:35

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

Context

  • Psalms 29:6

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

  • Psalms 29:7

    The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

  • Psalms 29:8

    The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

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Psalms 29:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Voz de Jehová que derrama llamas de fuego.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La voix de l’ Éternel fait jaillir des sillons de feu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Stimme Jehovas sprüht Feuerflammen aus;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego autem dixi in abundantia mea: Non movebor in æternum.