Psalms 89:9

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
rulest	מ֭וֹשֵׁל Mo.o.shel	H4910	to rule · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
raging	בְּגֵא֣וּת be.ge.'Ut	H1348	arrogance or majesty · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
sea	הַיָּ֑ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
waves	גַ֝לָּ֗יו ga.Lav	H1530	something rolled · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
arise	שׂוֹא sôwʼ	H7721	a rising
stillest	תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם te.sha.be.Chem	H7623	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Psalms 107:25-29 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Mark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Matthew 8:24-27 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Mark 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Psalms 93:3-4 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
Job 38:8-11 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Psalms 29:10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:5-14

These verses are full of the praises of God. Observe, I. Where, and by whom, God is to be praised. 1. God is praised by the angels above: The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord! Psa 89:5; that is, "the glorious inhabitants of the upper world continually celebrate thy praises." Bless the Lord, you his angels, Psa 103:20. The works of God are wonders even to those that are best acquainted and most intimately conversant with them; the more God's works are known the more they are admired and praised. This should make us love heaven, and long to be there, that there we shall have nothing else to do but to praise God and his wonders. 2. God is praised by the assemblies of his saints on earth…

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John Gill on Psalms 89:9

Thou rulest the raging of the sea,.... The power, pride, and elation of it, when it swells, and foams, and rages, and becomes boisterous, and threatens vessels upon it with utter ruin and destruction; but the Lord, who has it under his dominion and government, restrains it; he has made and can manage it, and he only: his power over it is seen in assigning it its place, and ordering the waters of it to it when first made; in placing the sand for its boundary by a perpetual decree, which it cannot pass; by commanding the stormy wind to lift up its waves, and by making the storm a calm, and the waves thereof still; see Psalm 107:25, instances of this were at the universal deluge, and at the Red…

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John Calvin on Psalms 89:9-14

Psalm 89:9-14 9. Thou governest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof rise up, thou restrainest them 10. Thou hast overthrown Egypt, as a wounded man; [529] with thy mighty arm [literally, with the arm of thy strength] thou hast scattered thy enemies. 11. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast made the world, and the fullness thereof. 12. Thou hast created the north [530] and the south: [531] Tabor and Hermon [532] shall rejoice in thy name. 13. Thou hast a mighty arm: thou wilt strengthen thy hand, thou wilt exalt thy right hand. 14. Righteousness and judgment are the place of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 9. Thou governest the pride of th…

The Church Fathers

...For ye have heard, like men accustomed to the watering of the clouds of God, "Thy truth" then "is in the circuit of Thee." But when without persecutions, when without opposition, since it is said, that "He was born for a sign which shall be spoken against"? [Luke 2:34] Since then that nation, where Thou didst deign to be born, and to dwell, was as a land separated from the waves of the heathen, so that it appeared dry and ready for watering with rain, while the rest of the nations were as a sea in the bitterness of their sterility; what do Thy preachers who scatter Thy truth in circuit of Thee, when the waves of that sea rage furiously? "Thou rulest the power of the sea" [Psalm 89:9]. For what was the result of the sea raging thus, but the day which we are now keeping holy? It slew Martyrs, scattered seeds of blood, the harvest of the Church sprang up. Safely then let the clouds go forth: let them diffuse Thy truth in circuit of Thee, let them not fear the savage waves. "Thou rulest the power of the sea." The sea swells, buffets, and roars: but "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able:" [1 Corinthians 10:13] and so, "Thou stillest the waves thereof when they rise."
— Augustine of Hippo, On the Psalms

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Dictionary and topics

Ezrahite — A title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Ps. 89, title) and Heman (Ps. 88, title). They were both sons of Zerah (1 Chr. 2:6).
Hermon — A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. It marks the north boundary of Palestine (Deut. 3:8, 4:48; Josh. 11:3,…
Sea, The · God: Stills, by his power — God: Stills, by his power

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 89:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:5-14

John Gill on Psalms 89:9

John Calvin on Psalms 89:9-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 89:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:5-14

John Gill on Psalms 89:9

John Calvin on Psalms 89:9-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 89:9-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 89:9-13

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 89:9