🔊 Audio of Psalm 29
Psalm 29
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד הָבוּ לַיהוָה בְּנֵי אֵלִים הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹז | Mizmor leDavid. Havu la-Adonai benei elim; havu la-Adonai kavod va‘oz. | A Psalm of David. Ascribe to Adonai, sons of the mighty; ascribe to Adonai glory and strength. |
| 2 | הָבוּ לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ | Havu la-Adonai kevod shemo; hishtaḥavu la-Adonai behadrat kodesh. | Ascribe to Adonai the glory of His name; bow before Adonai in the splendor of holiness. |
| 3 | קוֹל יְהוָה עַל־הַמָּיִם אֵל־הַכָּבוֹד הִרְעִים יְהוָה עַל־מַיִם רַבִּים | Kol Adonai ‘al hammayim; El hakavod hir‘im; Adonai ‘al mayim rabbim. | The voice of Adonai is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; Adonai is over mighty waters. |
| 4 | קוֹל־יְהוָה בַּכֹּחַ קוֹל יְהוָה בֶּהָדָר | Kol Adonai bako’aḥ; kol Adonai behadar. | The voice of Adonai is powerful; the voice of Adonai is majestic. |
| 5 | קוֹל יְהוָה שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר יְהוָה אֶת־אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן | Kol Adonai shover arazim; vayeshabber Adonai et arzei haLevanon. | The voice of Adonai breaks the cedars; Adonai breaks the cedars of Lebanon. |
| 6 | וַיַּרְקִידֵם כְּמוֹ־עֵגֶל לְבָנוֹן וְשִׂרְיֹן כְּמוֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִים | Vayarkidem kemo ‘egel; Levanon veSiryon kemo ven re’emim. | He makes them skip like a calf: Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. |
| 7 | קוֹל־יְהוָה חֹצֵב לַהֲבוֹת אֵשׁ | Kol Adonai ḥotzev lahavot esh. | The voice of Adonai cleaves out flames of fire. |
| 8 | קוֹל יְהוָה יָחִיל מִדְבָּר יָחִיל יְהוָה מִדְבַּר קָדֵשׁ | Kol Adonai yaḥil midbar; yaḥil Adonai midbar Kadesh. | The voice of Adonai shakes the wilderness; Adonai shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. |
| 9 | קוֹל יְהוָה יְחוֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת וַיֶּחֱשֹׂף יְעָרוֹת וּבְהֵיכָלוֹ כֻּלּוֹ אֹמֵר כָּבוֹד | Kol Adonai yeḥolel ayyalot; vayeḥesof ye‘arot; uveheikhalo kullo omer: kavod. | The voice of Adonai makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare; and in His Temple all say, “Glory!” |
| 10 | יְהוָה לַמַּבּוּל יָשָׁב וַיֵּשֶׁב יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ לְעוֹלָם | Adonai lamabbul yashav; vayeshev Adonai melekh le‘olam. | Adonai sat enthroned at the flood; Adonai sits enthroned as King forever. |
| 11 | יְהוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן יְהוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם | Adonai ‘oz le‘ammo yitten; Adonai yevarekh et ‘ammo vashalom. | May Adonai give strength to His people; may Adonai bless His people with peace. |