Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou rulest the pride of the sea; thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise.
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.
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 like unto thee in power? Thy truth, most mighty LORD, is on every side. 9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea; thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise. 10 Thou hast subdued Egypt, like one that is wounded; thou scatterest thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 65:7
who stilleth the raging of the sea, the roaring of his waves, and the madness of the people.
Job 38:8-11
Who shut the sea with doors, when it brake forth as a child out of his mother's womb?
Psalm 29:10
The LORD sitteth above the water-flood, and the LORD remaineth a King forever.
Psalm 66:5-6
O come hither and behold the works of God; which is so wonderful in his doings among the children of men.
Psalm 93:3-4
The floods are risen, O LORD. The floods have lift up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
Psalm 107:25-29
For at his word, the stormy wind ariseth, and lifteth up the waves thereof.
Nahum 1:4
When he reproveth the sea, he drieth it up, and turneth all the floods to dry land. Bashan is desolate, Carmel and the pleasure of Lebanon wasteth away.
Matthew 8:24-27
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with waves, and he was asleep.
Matthew 14:32
And as soon as they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
Mark 4:39
And he rose up and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, "Peace and be still." And the wind allayed, and there followed a great calm:
Mark 4:41
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, "What fellow is this? For both wind and sea obey him."