Psalms 89:9
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalms 89:9 in other translations
| BSB | You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. |
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| WEB | You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them. |
| ASV | Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. |
| YLT | Thou art ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them. |
| DARBY | Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them. |
| BBE | You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm. |
| Webster | Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them. |
What does Psalms 89:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:8-14
8-14. To illustrate His power and faithfulness examples are cited from history. His control of the sea (the most mighty and unstable object in nature), and of Egypt (Psa 87:4), the first great foe of Israel (subjected to utter helplessness from pride and insolence), are specimens. At the same time, the whole frame of nature founded and sustained by Him, Tabor and Hermon for "east and west," and "north and south,"…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:5-14
The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reverence when we worship God. But how little of this appears in our congregations, and how much cause have we to humble ourselves on this account! That almighty power which smote Egypt, will scatter the enemies of the church…
Psalms 89:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 89:9
- Psalms 65:7
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- Psalms 107:25-29
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. …
- Mark 4:41
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
- Mark 4:39
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- Matthew 8:24-27
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
- Psalms 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
- Job 38:8-11
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
- Psalms 29:10
The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
- Nahum 1:4
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
- Matthew 14:32
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
- Psalms 66:5-6
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
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Context
- Psalms 89:8
O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
- Psalms 89:9
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
- Psalms 89:10
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
Psalms 89:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tú tienes dominio sobre la bravura de la mar: cuando se levantan sus ondas, tú las sosiegas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Éternel, Dieu des armées, qui est comme toi, puissant Jah? Et ta fidélité est tout autour de toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du beherrschest des Meeres Toben; erheben sich seine Wogen-du stillest sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quoniam omnes dies nostri defecerunt, et in ira tua defecimus. Anni nostri sicut aranea meditabuntur; |