Psalm 29-30

New American Standard Bible

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

A Psalm of David.

29 ^(A)Ascribe to the Lord, ^[a]sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory ^[b]due His name;
Worship the Lord ^(B)in holy attire.

³The ^(C)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory ^(D)thunders,
The Lord is over ^[c]^(E)many waters.
⁴The voice of the Lord is ^(F)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks ^(G)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
⁶He makes Lebanon ^(H)skip like a calf,
And ^(I)Sirion like a young wild ox.
⁷The voice of the Lord divides ^[d]flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the Lord ^[e]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(J)Kadesh.
⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^(K)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And ^(L)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat as King at the ^(M)flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as ^(N)King forever.
¹¹^[f]The Lord will give ^(O)strength to His people;
^[g]The Lord will bless His people with ^(P)peace.

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.

30 I will ^(Q)exalt You, Lord, for You have ^(R)lifted me up,
And have not let my ^(S)enemies rejoice over me.
²Lord my God,
I ^(T)cried to You for help, and You ^(U)healed me.
³Lord, You have ^(V)brought up my soul from ^[h]Sheol;
You have kept me alive, ^[i]that I would not ^(W)go down to the pit.
⁴^(X)Sing praise to the Lord, you ^(Y)His godly ones,
And ^(Z)praise the mention of His holiness.
⁵For ^(AA)His anger is but for a moment,
His ^(AB)favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may ^(AC)last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

⁶Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will ^(AD)never be moved.”
⁷Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;
You ^(AE)hid Your face, I was dismayed.
⁸To You, Lord, I called,
And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
⁹“What gain is there in my blood, if I ^(AF)go down to the pit?
Will the ^(AG)dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

¹⁰“^(AH)Hear, Lord, and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my ^(AI)helper.”
¹¹You have turned ^(AJ)my mourning into dancing for me;
You have ^(AK)untied my sackcloth and encircled me with ^(AL)joy,
¹²That my ^[j]^(AM)soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will ^(AN)give thanks to You forever.