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Psalm 29

Psa. 29:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is upon the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
: the God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
of glory
kabowd (Hebrew #3519)
from 3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
KJV usage: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
Pronounce: kaw-bode'
Origin: rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}
thundereth
ra`am (Hebrew #7481)
to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)
KJV usage: make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble.
Pronounce: raw-am'
Origin: a primitive root
: the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is upon ηmany
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
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η
or, great.

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The voice.
Psa. 18:13‑15• 13And Jehovah thundereth in the heavens,{HR}And the Most High giveth his voice;{HR}Hail and coals of fire.
14And he sendeth his arrows and scattereth them,{HR}And lightnings in abundance,{HR}And discomfiteth them.
15And the channels of waters are seen,{HR}And the foundations of the world are made bare through thy rebuke,{HR}O Jehovah, through the breath of the wind of thy wrath,
(Psa. 18:13‑15)
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Psa. 77:16‑19• 16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee;{HR}They trembled, yea, the depths were troubled.
17The thick clouds poured out waters;{HR}The skies sent out a voice,{HR}Yea, thine arrows went abroad.
18The voice of thy thunder [was] in the whirlwind ;{HR}The lightnings lightened the world; the earth trembled and shook.
19In the sea [is] thy way, and thy paths in the great waters,{HR}And thy footsteps are not known.
(Psa. 77:16‑19)
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Matt. 8:26‑27• 26And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27But the men were astonished, saying, What sort [of man] is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
(Matt. 8:26‑27)
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Rev. 17:14‑15• 14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them (for he is Lord of lords and King of kings), and those that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
15And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
(Rev. 17:14‑15)
God.
thundereth.
Ex. 9:28,33• 28Intreat Jehovah that it may be enough, that there be no more thunder of God and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer!
33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to Jehovah; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not anymore poured on the earth.
(Ex. 9:28,33)
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Ex. 19:16• 16And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled. (Ex. 19:16)
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1 Sam. 7:10• 10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. And Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. (1 Sam. 7:10)
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Job 37:2‑5• 2Hear, O hear, the roar of his voice,{HR}And the rumbling that goeth forth out of his mouth.
3Under the whole heaven he directeth it,{HR}And his light into the borders of the earth.
4After it roareth a voice,{HR}He thundereth with the voice of his majesty,{HR}And restraineth them not when his voice is heard.
5God thundereth marvellously with his voice,{HR}Doing great things which we know not.
(Job 37:2‑5)
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John 12:29• 29The crowd then that stood and heard said that it thundered; others said, An angel hath spoken to him. (John 12:29)
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Rev. 4:5• 5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and voices and thunders; and seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; (Rev. 4:5)
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Rev. 8:5• 5And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and cast it unto the earth; and there were thunders and lightnings and voices and an earthquake. (Rev. 8:5)
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Rev. 11:19• 19And there was opened the temple of God [that is] in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of his covenant in his temple; and there were lightnings and voices and thunders [and an earthquake] and great hail. (Rev. 11:19)
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Rev. 16:18• 18And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since a man was on the earth (such an earthquake, so great. (Rev. 16:18)
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Rev. 19:6• 6And I heard as a voice of a great multitude, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Alleluia! for the Lord [our] God the Almighty hath reigned. (Rev. 19:6)
many waters.
or, great waters.
 (vv. 3-9 A.) This great and overwhelming judgment of the day of the Lord is presented under the figure of a storm that sweeps through the land of Israel from North to South. It brings before us the irresistible power of the Lord in judgment. (Psalm 29 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the *God of glory thundereth,—Jehovah upon great waters.

W. Kelly Translation

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The voice of Jehovah [is] upon the waters;{HR}The God ofa gloryb hath thundered;{HR}Jehovah [is] upon many waters.

WK Translation Notes

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Heb., El.
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Heb. gives the definite article here.