# Psalms 29.2

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. <sup>A Psalm of David.</sup> Ascribe unto Jehovah, O ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength.
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> **2. Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.**
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> 3. The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters. 4. The voice of Jehovah is powerful; The voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. (Psalms 29:1-4, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. <b>A Psalm by David. </b> Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
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> **2. Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.**
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> 3. Yahweh’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters. 4. Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty. (Psalms 29:1-4, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. <sup>ye mighty: Heb. ye sons of the mighty</sup>
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> **2. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. <sup>the glory: Heb. the honour of his name</sup> <sup>in: or, in his glorious sanctuary</sup>**
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> 3. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. <sup>many: or, great</sup> 4. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. <sup>powerful: Heb. in power</sup> <sup>full: Heb. in majesty</sup> (Psalms 29:1-4, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. A Psalm of David. Ascribe to Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
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> **2. Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.**
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> 3. The voice of Jehovah [is] on the waters, The God of glory hath thundered, Jehovah [is] on many waters. 4. The voice of Jehovah [is] with power, The voice of Jehovah [is] with majesty, (Psalms 29:1-4, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Worship](/codex/worship/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H3519 - kavod](/codex/h3519-kavod/), via [Psalms 29.1-2](/codex/psalms-29-1-2/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.