King James Version
Psalms 29:10
10The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
Psalms 29:10 in other versions
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord rules over the floodwaters. The Lord reigns as king forever.
Context of Psalms 29:10
8The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever. 11The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Read all of Psalms 29Psalms 29:10 word by word
יְ֭הוָה לַמַּבּ֣וּל יָשָׁ֑ב וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְ֝הוָ֗ה מֶ֣לֶךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 29:10
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
- Psalms 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- Psalms 104:6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
- Genesis 6:17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
- Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
- Job 38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
- Mark 4:41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
- Psalms 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 99:1The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. 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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