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Psalms 29:10
10Jehovah sitteth upon the flood; yea, Jehovah sitteth as king for ever.
Psalms 29:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever.
Context of Psalms 29:10
8The voice of Jehovah shaketh the wilderness; Jehovah shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, and layeth bare the forests; and in his temple doth every one say, Glory! Jehovah sitteth upon the flood; yea, Jehovah sitteth as king for ever. 11Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
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יְ֭הוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֝הוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 29:10
- Psalms 29:3The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth, — Jehovah upon great waters.
- Psalms 65:7Who stilleth the raging of the seas, the raging of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.
- Psalms 104:6Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
- Genesis 6:17For I, behold, I bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life: everything that is on the earth shall expire.
- Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
- Job 38:8And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?
- Mark 4:41And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
- Psalms 2:6And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
- Psalms 10:16Jehovah is King for ever and ever: the nations have perished out of his land.
- Psalms 93:1Jehovah reigneth, he hath clothed himself with majesty: Jehovah hath clothed himself, he hath girded himself with strength; yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved.
- Psalms 99:1Jehovah reigneth: let the peoples tremble. He sitteth [between the] cherubim: let the earth be moved.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
- Matthew 6:13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King of the ages, [the] incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
Commentaries on Psalms 29:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The Lord sitteth upon the flood - ישב למבול יהוה Jehovah lammabbul yasheb, "Jehovah sat upon the deluge." It was Jehovah that commanded those waters to be upon the earth. He directed the storm; and is here represented, after all the confusion and tempest, as sitting on the floods, appeasing the fury of the jarring elements; and reducing all things, by his governing influence, to regularity and order. Sitteth king for ever - He governs universal nature…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The Lord sitteth upon the flood - God is enthroned upon the flood, or presides over it. The obvious meaning is, that God is enthroned upon the storm, or presides over that which produces such consternation. It is not undirected; it is not the result of chance or fate; it is not produced by mere physical laws; it is not without restraint - without a ruler - for Yahweh presides over all, and all this may be regarded as his throne. Compare the notes at Psalm…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The image of strong floodwaters relates to the great flood (Genesis 6:17). The Lord rules as king over all creation. No one challenges his kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. Over this terrible raging of the elements God is enthroned, directing and restraining by sovereign power; and hence the comfort of His people. "This awful God is ours, our Father and our Love."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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