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Psalm 29:4
The LORD’s voice is powerful. The LORD’s voice is full of majesty.
2Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Worship the LORD in holy array.
3The LORD’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even the LORD on many waters.
4The LORD’s voice is powerful. The LORD’s voice is full of majesty.
5The LORD’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.
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The repeated words “The LORD’s voice” draw attention to the speaker himself, whose power and majesty fill this scene of thunder and breaking cedars.
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1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the …Both passages name power and majesty as belonging to the LORD, whose greatness is worthy of praise.
Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.Both describe God’s voice as imposing: the psalm names its power, and Ezekiel compares the sound of cherubim’s wings to it.
Psalm 33:9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.Both speak of God’s powerful speech; Psalm 33 describes what happens at his command.
Jeremiah 51:15–16“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.Both ascribe power to God, heard in his voice in the psalm and seen in making the earth in Jeremiah.
Psalm 68:33to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.Both psalms describe God’s voice in terms of might, directing attention to the power of the one who speaks.
Luke 4:36Amazement came on all and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and …Power marks speech in both passages: the LORD’s voice in the psalm and Jesus’ commands to unclean spirits in Luke.
Isaiah 66:6A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that repays his enemies what they deserve.Both name the LORD’s voice; Psalm 29 declares its power, while Isaiah describes that voice repaying his enemies.
Luke 8:25He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who is this then, that he commands even the winds and the water, …Psalm 29 sets the LORD’s powerful voice amid waters and thunder; Luke describes winds and water obeying Jesus’ command.
Job 37:22Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.Both passages attribute majesty to God, with the psalm locating that majesty in his voice.
Job 40:9–12Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?Both connect God’s voice with overwhelming power, and Job’s question challenges any human claim to thunder like him.
Proverbs 17:8A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.These verses share no clear subject: Psalm 29 praises God’s voice, while Proverbs describes a bribe’s value to its giver.
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