New English Translation
Psalms 65:7
7You calm the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by 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 our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas. 6You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength. You calm the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by the nations. 8Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you. 9You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.
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 over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.
- Psalms 107:29He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.
- Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!
- Matthew 8:26But he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.
- Psalms 93:3The waves roar, O Lord, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash.
- Psalms 104:6The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.
- Job 38:8“Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
- Psalms 76:10Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.
- Isaiah 17:12The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea’s waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.
- John 18:6So when Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they retreated 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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