Psalm 29:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 29:11

The priestly benediction ( Numbers 6:22-27 ) may be said to be summed up in these two things, "strength" and " peace. " Together they make up all that is needed for daily life. When man goes forth in the morning to his work ( Psalms 104:23 ), what he requires is "strength," that he may be able to do the will of God. When the evening comes, what he needs is "peace"—the rest and content of the heart in God. The two things cannot be separated. It is in the measure we use aright the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:8

Shaketh the wilderness - Causes it to shake or to tremble. The word used here means properly to dance; to be whirled or twisted upon anything; to twist - as with pain - or, to writhe; and then, to tremble, to quake. The forests are made to tremble or quake in the fierceness of the storm - referring still to what the thunder seems to do.The wilderness of Kadesh - As in referring Psalms 29:5-6 to the effect of the storm on lofty trees, the psalmist had given poetic beauty to the description by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:9

The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve - The deer. The object of the psalmist here is to show the effects of the storm in producing consternation, especially on the weak and timid animals of the forest. The effect here adverted to is that of fear or consternation in bringing on the throes of parturition. Compare Job 39:1, Job 39:3. No one can doubt that the effect here described may occur in the violence of a tempest; and perhaps no image could more vividly describe the terrors of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:10

The Lord sitteth upon the flood - God is enthroned upon the flood, or presides over it. The obvious meaning is, that God is enthroned upon the storm, or presides over that which produces such consternation. It is not undirected; it is not the result of chance or fate; it is not produced by mere physical laws; it is not without restraint - without a ruler - for Yahweh presides over all, and all this may be regarded as his throne. Compare the notes at Psalms 18:7-11. See also Psalms 97:2. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 29:11

The Lord will give strength unto his people - This is a practical application of the sentiments of the psalm, or a conclusion which is fairly to be derived from the main thought in the psalm. The idea is, that the God who presides over the tempest and the storm, the God who has such power, and can produce such effects, is abundantly able to uphold His people, and to defend them. In other words, the application of such amazing power will be to protect His people, and to save them from danger.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:7-8

Psalms 29:7-8. Divideth the flames of fire That is, casteth out many flashes of lightning. The Hebrew, חצב , chatzeb, signifies hews, or cuts up, divides, or distributes. “So the thunder, or voice of the Lord, is said to send forth the lightning; which is, indeed, the precursor of the thunder; the cause, and not the effect of it. The thunder, however, or voice of the Lord, is here, with great beauty and propriety, considered as that which commands and distributes the lightning.”... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:9

Psalms 29:9. Maketh the hinds to calve Through the terror which it causeth, which hastens parturition in these and some other creatures. But he names hinds, because they usually bring forth their young with difficulty. See note on Job 39:1. And discovereth the forests Hebrew יחשׂ Š, jechesoph, maketh bare, &c., either of their trees, which it breaks and strips of their leaves; or of the beasts, which it forces to run into their dens. And, or but, in his temple doth every one... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:10

Psalms 29:10. The Lord sitteth upon the flood He moderates and rules the most abundant and violent effusions of waters which are sometimes poured from the clouds, and fall upon the earth, where they cause inundations which would do much mischief if God did not prevent it. And this may be mentioned as another reason why God’s people praised and worshipped him in his temple; because, as he sendeth terrible tempests, thunders, lightnings, and floods, so he restrains and overrules them. But... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 29:11

Psalms 29:11. The Lord will give strength unto his people To support and preserve them in the most dreadful storms and commotions, whether of the earth or its inhabitants; and, consequently, in all other dangers, and against all their enemies. He will strengthen and fortify them against every evil work, and furnish them for every good work: out of weakness they shall be made strong; nay, he will perfect strength in their weakness. He will bless his people with peace Though now he sees fit... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 29:1-11

Psalms 29:0 God in the stormOn the occasion referred to here a furious storm displays to people something of the might and glory of God. The writer sees the storm approaching from the sea, bursting in its fury on the forest regions, then passing on into the barren areas to the south. He begins the psalm by urging heavenly beings to join with people on earth to worship God for his majesty and power (1-2).The psalmist sees the storm gathering over the sea and approaching with the sound of loud... read more

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