Tree of Life Version
Psalms 65:7
7who establishes mountains by His power, being girded with might,
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
5Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your House—Your holy Temple. 6You respond to us in righteousness with awe-inspiring works —O God of our salvation— hope of all ends of the earth and farthest seas, who establishes mountains by His power, being girded with might, 8who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples. 9Those dwelling in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Your signs. You make morning and evening shout for joy.
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 89:9Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, who is like You, mighty Adonai, with Your faithfulness all around You?
- Psalms 107:29He stilled the storm to a whisper— the waves were hushed.
- Jonah 1:4Then Adonai hurled a forceful wind into the sea and there was such a mighty storm on the sea that the ship was about to shatter.
- Matthew 8:26He said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became totally calm.
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, Adonai, the floods have lifted up their voice, the floods lift up their crashing waves.
- Psalms 104:6You covered it with the deep as with a garment—the waters standing above the mountains.
- Job 38:8“And who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
- Psalms 76:10when God rose up to judgment, to save all the humble of the land. Selah
- Isaiah 17:12Oy ! The uproar of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas. The rumbling of nations, who rush in like the rumbling of mighty waters!
- John 18:6So when Yeshua said to them, “I am,” they drew back 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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