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Psalms 93:4
4But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the Lord above is mightier than these!
Psalms 93:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
- New International Version (NIV)Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the Lord on high is mighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord on high is mightier Than the noise of many waters, Than the mighty waves of the sea.
Context of Psalms 93:4
2Your throne, O Lord, has stood from time immemorial. You yourself are from the everlasting past. 3The floods have risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the Lord above is mightier than these! 5Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.
Read all of Psalms 93Psalms 93:4 word by word
מִקֹּל֨וֹת׀ מַ֤יִם רַבִּ֗ים אַדִּירִ֣ים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָ֑ם אַדִּ֖יר בַּמָּר֣וֹם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 93:4
- Psalms 65:7You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.
- Psalms 89:6For who in all of heaven can compare with the Lord? What mightiest angel is anything like the Lord?
- Psalms 114:3The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way! The water of the Jordan River turned away.
- Job 38:11I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!’
- Jeremiah 5:22Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
- Mark 4:37But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.
Commentaries on Psalms 93:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The Lord - is mightier than the noise of many waters - Greater in strength than all the peoples and nations that can rise up against him. Mighty waves of the sea - Even the most powerful empires can prevail nothing against him; therefore those who trust in him have nothing to fear.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters - That is, he is more powerful than those waters; he is able to control them. See Psalm 65:7, note; Job 38:11, note. The original here is more rapid in the course of the thought; more emphatic and forcible: “More than the voice of waters - many - mighty - the breakers of the sea - in the high place is Jehovah.” He is over all those billows and breakers; more mighty than they all. They can proceed…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
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