29:8 The Lord’s shout shakes 1 the wilderness,
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 2
74:23 Do not disregard 3 what your enemies say, 4
or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. 5
104:7 Your shout made the waters retreat;
at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –
104:12 The birds of the sky live beside them;
they chirp among the bushes. 6
1 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal forms are descriptive in function; the psalmist depicts the action as underway.
2 sn Kadesh. The references to Lebanon and Sirion in v. 6 suggest this is a reference to the northern Kadesh, located north of Damascus, not the southern Kadesh mentioned so often in the OT. See M. Dahood, Psalms (AB), 1:178.
3 tn Or “forget.”
4 tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”
5 tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”
5 tn Heb “among the thick foliage they give a sound.”