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ULT A psalm of David.

WEBBE A Psalm by David.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A psalm of David.

FBV A psalm of David.

BBE A Psalm. Of David.

Moff A song of David.

ASV A Psalm of David.

Drby A Psalm of David.

RV A Psalm of David.

KJB-1769 A Psalm of David.

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]A Psalme of Dauid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

29:1 Hebr. yee sonnes of the mighty.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 29 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Psalm 29 is a “psalm of praise.” It tells how Yahweh rules all nature. 1. A call to worship (1–2) 2. Declarations of God’s voice over creation depict natural phenomena (3–9) 3. The Lord sovereignty (10–11)

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Psalm

The Cultural and Religious Background of verses 3–10

The cultural and religious background of verses 3–10 is the worship of the false gods of the nations who lived around the Israelites. Verses 3–10 are a firm declaration of Yahweh’s power and rule over the entire universe and an implicit denunciation of putting trust in false gods such as the Canaanite god Baal.Because David does not state the historical and religious background information explicitly in verses 3–10, it is recommended that you not include this information either but if you are using footnotes or chapter introductions in your translation, you may wish to include some of the background information there if it would help your readers.

Yahweh’s power

God is powerful. All he has to do is to speak in order to control nature.For an overview of Psalm 29 and help understanding some of the important exegetical and poetical issues in this psalm, see the Psalms: Layer by Layer videos below. These videos are part of the Psalms: Layer by Layer project, which is run by Scriptura (formerly Cambridge Digital Bible Research).See their overview video ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aoWN_yFa0E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aoWN_yFa0E)) and top three exegetical issues in Psalm 29 video ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnL109G57mg&t=452s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnL109G57mg&t=452s)) and their top three poetic features of Psalm 29 video ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygoKm9HWKQU&t=181s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygoKm9HWKQU&t=181s)) on YouTube.To visit the Psalms: Layer by Layer website go to https://psalms.scriptura.org. These videos are used under [CC BY](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Parallel PSA 29:0

Psalm 29 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Psalm

The Cultural and Religious Background of verses 3–10

Yahweh’s power