## Siddur Ashkenaz, Shabbat, Kabbalat Shabbat, Psalm 29

###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Shabbat, Kabbalat Shabbat, Psalm 29 1
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מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד הָבוּ לַיהֹוָה בְּנֵי אֵלִים הָבוּ לַיהֹוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: הָבוּ לַיהֹוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהֹוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ: קוֹל יְהֹוָה עַל־הַמָּֽיִם אֵל־הַכָּבוֹד הִרְעִים יְהֹוָה עַל־מַֽיִם רַבִּים: קוֹל־יְהֹוָה בַּכֹּֽחַ קוֹל יְהֹוָה בֶּהָדָר: קוֹל יְהֹוָה שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶת־אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן: וַיַּרְקִידֵם כְּמוֹ־עֵֽגֶל לְבָנוֹן וְשִׂרְיוֹן כְּמוֹ בֶן־רְאֵמִים: קוֹל־יְהֹוָה חֹצֵב לַהֲבוֹת אֵשׁ: קוֹל יְהֹוָה יָחִיל מִדְבָּר יָחִיל יְהֹוָה מִדְבַּר קָדֵשׁ: קוֹל יְהֹוָה יְחוֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת וַיֶּחֱשׂף יְעָרוֹת וּבְהֵיכָלוֹ כֻּלּוֹ אֹמֵר כָּבוֹד: יְהֹוָה לַמַּבּוּל יָשָׁב וַיֵּֽשֶׁב יְהֹוָה מֶֽלֶךְ לְעוֹלָם: יְהֹוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן יְהֹוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
*It is customary to stand during the recitation of the following psalm.*
A Psalm of David. Ascribe to Adonoy— you sons of the mighty³³ — ascribe to Adonoy glory and might. Ascribe to Adonoy the glory due His Name, prostrate yourselves before Adonoy in the splendor of holiness.³⁴ Adonoy's voice is upon the waters.³⁵ Almighty of glory thunders, Adonoy is upon [the] many waters. The voice of Adonoy is in power, the voice of Adonoy is in beauty.³⁶ The voice of Adonoy breaks cedars, Adonoy shatters the cedars of Lebanon.³⁷ He makes them leap like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like unicorns. The voice of Adonoy hews out flames of fire.³⁸ The voice of Adonoy makes the desert tremble, Adonoy makes tremble the desert of Kadesh. The voice of Adonoy causes hinds to calve,³⁹ and strips the forests bare; and in His Sanctuary all proclaim [His] glory. Adonoy sat enthroned (even) at the flood⁴⁰ Adonoy is enthroned as King forever. Adonoy will give strength to His people; Adonoy will bless His people with peace.⁴¹

footnotes:
³³ According to Targum, ‘sons of the mighty’ refers to the angels who are called upon to give praise to God. The Sages say that ‘the mighty’ refers to the Patriarchs who were mighty in their faith of God and steadfast in carrying out His will. Thus ‘sons of the mighty’ refers to all Jewry.
³⁴ Etz Yosef says that this refers to the Bais haMikdash.
³⁵ God’s voice was heard when He split the Sea of Reeds after the exodus from Egypt.—Etz Yosef
³⁶ This translation follows S.R. Hirsch. Others translate ‘Adonoy’s voice is with power, Adonoy’s voice is with beauty.’
³⁷ The Psalmist refers to a forest in the Holy Land where there is an abundance of tall cedar trees.—Radak
³⁸ When God spoke at Sinai, His commandments came forth like a flame in the form of visible letters and words. These letters penetrated the tablets of stone and engraved themselves on them.—Rashi According to Radak the verse describes how God’s wrath will pour down upon His enemies like a bolt of fiery lightning.
³⁹ The birth canal of the hind is very narrow and it is often impossible for the offspring to pass through. God’s voice in the thunder frightens the hind and causes it to have such strong contractions that the canal expands and the offspring is born.—Rashi
⁴⁰ Even in the face of the total corruption of mankind at the time of the flood, God sat unchanged and unshaken upon the throne of His Sovereignty.—S.R. Hirsch
⁴¹ After the coming of the Messiah there will be an end to all wars and conflicts.—Radak