Psalm 29:3 – Parallelism and Prepositional Phrases with עַל
קֹ֥ול יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַ֫מָּ֥יִם אֵֽל־הַכָּבֹ֥וד הִרְעִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ (Psalm 29:3) The voice of YHWH is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders—YHWH upon many waters. This verse from Psalm 29:3 beautifully showcases two literary and grammatical features common in Hebrew poetry: 1. Poetic parallelism – where the second line echoes or intensifies the meaning…