A Psalm by Dawud1.
1Ascribe to YAHWEH2, you sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to YAHWEH glory and strength.
2Ascribe to YAHWEH the glory due to his Name.
Worship YAHWEH in holy array.
3The voice of YAHWEH is on the waters.
The God of glory thunders, even YAHWEH on many waters.
4The voice of YAHWEH is powerful.
The voice of YAHWEH is full of majesty.
5The voice of YAHWEH breaks the cedars.
Yes, YAHWEH breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6He makes them also to skip like a calf;
Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.
7The voice of YAHWEH strikes with flashes of lightning.
8The voice of YAHWEH shakes the wilderness.
YAHWEH shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9The voice of YAHWEH makes the deer give birth,
And strips the forests bare.
In his temple everything says, “Glory!”
10YAHWEH sat enthroned at the Flood.
Yes, YAHWEH sits as King forever.
11YAHWEH will give strength to his people.
YAHWEH will bless his people with peace.
- 29:title Dawud, this Arabic name is derived from David (Hebrew) and means “Beloved.” ↩︎
- 29:1 YAHWEH, God’s personal Name revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15: ‘God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.”’ ↩︎