Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, rulest over the swelling of the sea, When the rolling waves thereof lift themselves, Thou, dost bid them be still:
New American Standard Bible
When its waves rise, You
King James Version
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Holman Bible
when its waves surge, You still them.
International Standard Version
You rule over the majestic sea; when its waves surge, you calm them.
A Conservative Version
Thou rule the pride of the sea. When the waves of it arise, thou still them.
American Standard Version
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Amplified
You rule the swelling of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.
Bible in Basic English
You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.
Darby Translation
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou ruling over the lifting up of the sea: in the lifting up of its waves thou wilt soothe them.
King James 2000
You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You are ruling the surging of the sea. When its waves rise, {you yourself still} them.
Modern King James verseion
You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves arise, You still them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou rulest the pride of the sea; thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise.
NET Bible
You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.
New Heart English Bible
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
Webster
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
World English Bible
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou art ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.
Themes
Earth » Earth belonging to the lord
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens belonging to the lord
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The tempest stilled
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 89:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Perplexity About God's Promises
8 O Yahweh, God of hosts! Who, like thee, is mighty, O Yah! With thy faithfulness round about thee: 9 Thou, rulest over the swelling of the sea, When the rolling waves thereof lift themselves, Thou, dost bid them be still: 10 Thou, hast crushed - as one slain - Rahab, With thy strong arm, hast thou scattered thy foes.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 65:7
Who stilleth, The noise of the seas, The noise of their rolling waves, and The tumult of races of men?
Job 38:8-11
Or who shut in, with double doors, the sea, when, bursting out of the womb, it came forth;
Psalm 29:10
Yahweh, at the Flood, was seated, And Yahweh hath taken his seat, as king, unto times age-abiding.
Psalm 66:5-6
Come and see the doings of God, - Fearful in deed toward the sons of men:
Psalm 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O Yahweh, The floods have lifted up - their voice, The floods have lifted up - their dashing waves.
Psalm 107:25-29
And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
Nahum 1:4
Who rebuketh the sea and hath made it dry, and, all the streams, hath he dried up, - withered are Bashan and Carmel, Even the bloom of Lebanon, is withered:
Matthew 8:24-27
And 1o! a great squall, arose in the sea, so that, the boat, was being covered, by the waves, - but, he, was sleeping.
Matthew 14:32
And, when they came up into the boat, the wind abated.
Mark 4:39
And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea - Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.
Mark 4:41
And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another - Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?