1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, 1 ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; 2 worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] with the splendor of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; 3 the God of glory thunders, 3 the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; 4 the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; 5 the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, 6 Sirion[b] like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord strikes 7 with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; 8 the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c] makes the deer give birth 9 and strips the forests bare. 9 And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; 10 the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
11 The Lord gives strength to his people; 11 the Lord blesses his people with peace.
