Psalms 29:9
The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
Main message
Psalm 29:9: The LORD’s voice makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, while everything in his temple cries “Glory”; the verse combines vulnerable life, exposed creation and worship, with translation nuance around the animal imagery.
Meaning in context
Psalm 29:3–9 · The voice of the LORD in the storm — Verses 3–9 repeat the voice of the LORD through waters, thunder, cedars, mountains, fire and wilderness until all in the temple cry “Glory.”
The LORD’s voice makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, while everything in his temple cries “Glory”; the verse combines vulnerable life, exposed creation and worship, with translation nuance around the animal imagery.
Further teachings
The voice of the LORD in the storm
The LORD’s voice makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, while everything in his temple cries “Glory”; the verse combines vulnerable life, exposed creation and worship, with translation nuance around the animal imagery.
Cross References: Psalm 29:9 — Psalm 29:3–9.
Applications in daily life
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Psalm 29:9
The LORD’s voice makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, while everything in his temple cries “Glory”; the verse combines vulnerable life, exposed creation and worship, with translation nuance around the animal imagery.
Verse 9 has translation and imagery nuance; do not build doctrine about childbirth, fertility, catastrophe, or divine favor from one difficult poetic line.
Related Bible passages and resources
- Psalm 29 (complete chapter)
Psalm 29 calls heavenly or mighty beings to ascribe glory and strength to the LORD, then portrays the LORD’s voice moving through a thunderstorm from the waters and Lebanon toward the wilderness. Cedars break, mountains skip, fire flashes, the wilderness shakes, and the whole temple answers, “Glory.” The closing verses confess the LORD enthroned as king and ask for strength and peace for his people. The storm is poetic theophany, not a weather forecast or permission to declare particular disasters direct punishment.
- Psalm 29:8
Read the previous verse to preserve the movement.
- Psalm 29:10
Continue with the next verse to preserve the movement.
- Study the Book of Psalms
Keep the verse within Psalm 29’s movement from worship, through the storm-theophany, to kingship and peace.
Common misreadings
Verse 9 has translation and imagery nuance; do not build doctrine about childbirth, fertility, catastrophe, or divine favor from one difficult poetic line.
The LORD’s voice makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, while everything in his temple cries “Glory”; the verse combines vulnerable life, exposed creation and worship, with translation nuance around the animal imagery.
How to Apply Psalms 29:9
Meditate on Psalms 29:9 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message from Scripture applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.
Sources & Method
Biblical text
Commentary anchored in the public-domain Psalm 29 text used by the site.
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- The Lord Will Editorial Team
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