Psalm 29 for a flooded Western Australia

Psalm 29 for Western Australia

A Psalm of David

¹Acknowledge the Lord, you heavenly beings, 

acknowledge the Lord’s majesty and power! 

² Acknowledge the majesty of the Lord’s reputation! 

Worship the Lord in holy attire! 

³ The Lord’s shout is heard over the water; 

the majestic God thunders, 

the Lord appears over the surging water.

⁴ The Lord’s shout is powerful,

the Lord’s shout is majestic.

⁵ The Lord’s shout breaks the jarrah trees,

the Lord shatters the karris of Pemberton.

⁶ He makes Esperance skip like a calf

and Northam like an emu chick.

⁷ The Lord’s shout strikes with flaming fire. 

⁸ The Lord’s shout shakes the desert,

the Lord shakes the Great Sandy Desert. 

⁹ The Lord’s shout bends the large trees  

and strips the leaves from the forests. 

Everyone in his temple says, “Majestic!” 

¹⁰ The Lord sits enthroned over the engulfing waters, 

the Lord sits enthroned as the eternal king.

¹¹ The Lord gives his people strength;

the Lord grants his people security.