Psalms 29:8

29:8 The Lord’s shout shakes ¹  the wilderness,

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. ² 

Psalms 74:23

74:23 Do not disregard ³  what your enemies say, ⁴ 

or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. ⁵ 

Psalms 104:7

104:7 Your shout made the waters retreat;

at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –

Psalms 104:12

104:12 The birds of the sky live beside them;

they chirp among the bushes. ⁶ 

[29:8]  ¹ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal forms are descriptive in function; the psalmist depicts the action as underway.

[29:8]  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.

[74:23]  ³ tn Or “forget.”

[74:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”

[74:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”

[104:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “among the thick foliage they give a sound.”