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A psalm of David.
1 Honor* the Lord, children of God,† honor his glory and strength.
2 Honor the Lord for his glorious character, bow in reverence to the Lord in his brilliant holiness.
3 The Lord's voice sounds over the sea. The God of glory thunders. The Lord thunders over the vast ocean.
4 The Lord's voice is powerful; the Lord's voice is majestic;
5 the Lord's voice shatters the cedars, even breaking the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes the mountains of Lebanon skip like a calf, and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.
7 The Lord's voice blazes out like lightning flashes.
8 The Lord's voice causes an earthquake in the desert; the desert of Kadesh shakes.
9 The Lord's voice makes the pregnant deer go into labor; it strips bare the forests. In his Temple all the worshipers shout, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits on his throne above the floodwaters; the Lord is the eternal King.
11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses them with peace.
* 29:1 “Honor,” often translated by the now rather archaic term, “ascribe,” meaning to affirm a quality or attribute, give respect. † 29:1 Literally, “sons of gods.” This may refer to angels or to all thinking beings.