3 God thunders across the waters,Brilliant, his voice and his face, streaming brightness—God, across the flood waters.
4 God’s thunder tympanic,God’s thunder symphonic.
5 God’s thunder smashes cedars,God topples the northern cedars.
6 The mountain ranges skip like spring colts,The high ridges jump like wild kid goats.
7-8 God’s thunder spits fire.God thunders, the wilderness quakes;He makes the desert of Kadesh shake.
9 God’s thunder sets the oak trees dancingA wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches.We fall to our knees—we call out, “Glory!”
10 Above the floodwaters is God’s thronefrom which his power flows,from which he rules the world.