God’s Word Translation
Psalms 65:7
7the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.
Psalms 65:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- New International Version (NIV)who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples,
- New King James Version (NKJV)You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
Context of Psalms 65:7
5You answer us with awe-inspiring acts ⌞done⌟ in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea, 6the one who set the mountains in place with his strength, the one who is clothed with power, the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations. 8Those who live at the ends of the earth are in awe of your miraculous signs. The lands of the morning sunrise and evening sunset sing joyfully. 9You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.
Read all of Psalms 65Psalms 65:7 word by word
מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ׀ שְׁא֣וֹן יַ֭מִּים שְׁא֥וֹן גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם וַהֲמ֥וֹן לְאֻמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 65:7
- Psalms 89:9You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.
- Psalms 107:29He made the storm calm down, and the waves became still.
- Jonah 1:4The Lord sent a violent wind over the sea. The storm was so powerful that the ship was in danger of breaking up.
- Matthew 8:26Jesus said to them, “Why do you cowards have so little faith?” Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm.
- Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
- Psalms 104:6You covered the earth with an ocean as though it were a robe. Water stood above the mountains
- Job 38:8“Who shut the sea behind gates when it burst through and came out of the womb,
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
- Psalms 76:10Even angry mortals will praise you. You will wear the remainder of ⌞their⌟ anger.
- Isaiah 17:12How horrible it will be for many people! They will roar like the roaring sea. The noise that the people make will be like the noise from rushing water.
- John 18:6When Jesus told them, “I am he,” the crowd backed away and fell to the ground.
Commentaries on Psalms 65:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Stilleth the noise of the seas - Thou art Sovereign over all the operation of sea and land. Earthquakes are under thy control: so are the flux and reflux of the sea; and all storms and tempests by which the great deep is agitated. Even the headstrong multitude is under thy control; for thou stillest the madness of the people.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Which stilleth the noise of the seas - He calms the seas when they have been agitated by the storm. He causes the mighty waves to settle down, and the whole surface of the ocean becomes calm and smooth. The storm subsides at his command, and the sea is still. It was the manifestation of this power which demonstrated so clearly the divinity of the Lord Jesus, when he said to the troubled waves, “Peace, be still, and the wind ceased, and there was a great…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can silence our enemies. How contrary soever light and darkness are to each other, it is hard to say which is most welcome. Does the watchman wait for the morning? so does the labourer earnestly desire the shades of evening. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifices. We are to look upon…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7God brought order to the mountains, the roaring oceans, and the pounding waves (see Psalms 95:4–5; 104:6–9). The psalmist compares the chaotic forces of nature with the rebellion of the nations (see Psalms 2:1–12; 33:6–11; 46:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-136-13. God's great power and goodness are the grounds of this confidence. These are illustrated in His control of the mightiest agencies of nature and nations affecting men with awe and dread (Psa 26:7; 98:1, &c.), and in His fertilizing showers, causing the earth to produce abundantly for man and beast.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 65
- 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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