Psalms 89:9

89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

KJV

You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.

89:10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. Rahab: or, Egypt thy: Heb. the arm of thy strength

What does Psalms 89:9 mean?

Psalms 89:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָשַׁל (mâshal), גֵּאוּת (gêʼûwth), יָם (yâm).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

rulestמָשַׁלmâshal/maw-shal'/H4910to rule

the

ragingגֵּאוּתgêʼûwth/gay-ooth'/H1348{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}

the

sea:יָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

when

the

wavesגַּלgal/gal/H1530something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)

thereof

arise,שׂוֹאsôwʼ/so/H7721a rising

thou

stillestשָׁבַחshâbach/shaw-bakh'/H7623properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)

them.

Topics

Sea, the

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Psalms 65:7

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:9 say?

Psalms 89:9 (King James Version) reads: "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them."

Is Psalms 89:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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