Psalms 93:4

93:3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

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Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.

93:5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever. for ever: Heb. to length of days

What does Psalms 93:4 mean?

Psalms 93:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מָרוֹם (mârôwm), אַדִּיר (ʼaddîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

The

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

highמָרוֹםmârôwm/maw-rome'/H4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)

mightierאַדִּירʼaddîyr/ad-deer'/H117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful

than

the

noiseקוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

manyרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

waters,מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

yea,

than

the

mightyאַדִּירʼaddîyr/ad-deer'/H117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful

wavesמִשְׁבָּרmishbâr/mish-bawr'/H4867a breaker (of the sea)

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

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 93:4.

Ezekiel 17:23

In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

Isaiah 37:23

Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 58:4

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. ye shall: or, ye fast not as this day

Jeremiah 6:23

They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

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What does Psalms 93:4 say?

Psalms 93:4 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea."

Is Psalms 93:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 93:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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