Parallel Verses
King James Version
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
New American Standard Bible
When its waves rise, You
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, rulest over the swelling of the sea, When the rolling waves thereof lift themselves, Thou, dost bid them be still:
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 LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? 9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 65:7
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
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?
Psalm 29:10
The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
Psalm 66:5-6
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Psalm 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
Psalm 107:25-29
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
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 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.
Matthew 14:32
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
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.
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?