King James Version
Psalms 89:9 in the King James Version says “Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 89 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.”
Psalms 89:9 · KJV
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
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.
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
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. the fulness: or, all it containeth
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of the sea”
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 artif
“when the waves”
H1530something rolled, i.e., a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
“thou stillest”
H7623properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e., (specifically) loud
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