Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Thou rule the pride of the sea. When the waves of it arise, thou 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.
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.
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 LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one like thee, O LORD? And thy faithfulness is round about thee. 9 Thou rule the pride of the sea. When the waves of it arise, thou still them. 10 Thou have broken Rahab in pieces, as a wounded man. Thou have scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 65:7
who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.
Job 38:8-11
Or [who] shut up the sea with doors when it broke forth, [like] it had issued out of the womb,
Psalm 29:10
LORD sat [as King] at the Flood. Yea, LORD sits as King forever.
Psalm 66:5-6
Come, and see the works of God, awesome in actions toward the sons of men.
Psalm 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice, the floods lift up their waves.
Psalm 107:25-29
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves of it.
Nahum 1:4
He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
Matthew 8:24-27
And behold, a great tempest developed in the sea, so as for the boat to be covered by the waves, but he was sleeping.
Matthew 14:32
And when they entered into the boat, the wind ceased.
Mark 4:39
And having awaken, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Be quiet! Silence! And the wind ceased, and it became a great calm.
Mark 4:41
And they feared a great fear, and said to each other, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea also obey him?