Psalms 93:3

Psalms 93:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The floods have risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves.

Context of Psalms 93:3

1The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. 2Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity. The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. 4Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the Lord on high is mighty. 5Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.

Psalms 93:3 word by word

נָשְׂא֤וּ נְהָר֨וֹת׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה נָשְׂא֣וּ נְהָר֣וֹת קוֹלָ֑ם יִשְׂא֖וּ נְהָר֣וֹת דָּכְיָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The floodsנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• have lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• their wavesדֳּכִיdŏkîy · poundingH1796

Cross-references for Psalms 93:3

• Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
• Isaiah 17:12Woe to the many nations that rage— they rage like the raging sea! Woe to the peoples who roar— they roar like the roaring of great waters!
• Jeremiah 46:7“Who is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers of surging waters?
• Jonah 2:3You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
• Revelation 12:15Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent.
• Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
• Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;
• Isaiah 55:12You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 107:25For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
• Psalms 125:3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
• Acts 4:25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

Commentaries on Psalms 93:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The floods have lifted up - Multitudes of people have confederated against thy people; and troop succeeds troop as the waves of the sea succeed each other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice - The word here rendered “floods,” means properly rivers, and then it may be applied to any waters. The word voice here refers to the noise of raging waters when they are agitated by the winds, or when they dash on the shore. See the notes at Psalm 42:7. The floods lift up their waves - As if they would sweep everything away. The allusion here is to some calamity or danger which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4God’s victory over natural chaos gives the psalmist confidence that the Lord will also defeat his present enemies (compare Jeremiah 46:8; 47:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. His underived power exceeds the most sublime exhibitions of the most powerful objects in nature (Psa 89:9).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 93

• 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