11 Bible Verses about Making Still

By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.

who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples,

You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

He said to them, "Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you."

So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.

But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.