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Version as of 14:59, 6 November 2023
Psalm 29: Hashem's Voice
Exegetical Approaches
Fierceness of God in Nature
The psalm highlights God's fierce and awesome power as evidenced by His controlling of natural phenomena.
Historical event?
Revelation at Sinai
The psalm reflects the fearsome atmosphere of the events surrounding the Revelation at Sinai.
Waters
Hashem's voice
Fear
Hewing fire
Midbar Kadesh
Mention of Flood
Parallel descriptions
Victory Over Enemies
The images of the psalm are metaphors for the defeat of Israel's enemies, or perhaps a literal description of the demise of the nation's adversaries via some natural disaster.
Historical Overview: Punishment and Restoration
The psalm metaphorically describes a historical pattern of deterioration from an ideal state, necessitating punishment and a revised ideal, itself doomed to failure. Only in Messianic times will the original ideal state be restored.
Sources:Sforno