Psalm 29 (KJV)
Psalm 29 in the King James Version, with Matthew Henry's commentary.
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The text, King James Version
- 1Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
- 2Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
- 3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
- 4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
- 5The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
- 6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
- 7The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
- 8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
- 9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
- 10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
- 11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Summary of the chapter
From Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.
Exhortation to give glory to God. --The mighty and honourable of the earth are especially bound to honour and worship him; but, alas, few attempt to worship him in the beauty of holiness. When we come before him as the Redeemer of sinners, in repentance faith, and love, he will accept our defective services, pardon the sin that cleaves to them, and approve of that measure of holiness which the Holy Spirit enables us to exercise. We have here the nature of religious worship; it is giving to the…