Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves arise, You still them.
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 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 Jehovah, the God of Hosts, who is a strong Jehovah like You? And Your faithfulness is round about You? 9 You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves arise, You still them. 10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your strong arm.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 65:7
who stills the noise of the sea, the roar of their waves, and the uproar of the peoples.
Job 38:8-11
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as it came from the womb?
Psalm 29:10
Jehovah sits on the flood; yea, Jehovah sits as King forever.
Psalm 66:5-6
Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
Psalm 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, the floods have lifted up their voices; the floods lift up their waves.
Psalm 107:25-29
For He commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
Nahum 1:4
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon withers.
Matthew 8:24-27
And behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.
Matthew 14:32
And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased.
Mark 4:39
And He awakened and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Mark 4:41
And they feared exceedingly and said to one another, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?