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.
• New International Version (NIV)The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding 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.

Context of Psalms 93:3

1Adonai reigns—He is robed in majesty! Adonai has robed and armed Himself with strength. Yes, the world is firmly established—un­shakable. 2Your throne is established from of old. You are from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, Adonai, the floods have lifted up their voice, the floods lift up their crashing waves. 4More than the sounds of many waters— more majestic than the breakers of the sea— so majestic is Adonai on high! 5Your testimonies are very sure. Holiness befits Your House, Adonai, 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 18:4I called upon Adonai, worthy of praise, and I was rescued from my enemies.
• Psalms 69:1For the music director, on “Lilies,” of David.
• 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!
• Jeremiah 46:7Who is this, rising like the Nile, like the rivers whose waters churn?
• Jonah 2:3saying: “From my distress I cried to Adonai and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I cried for help and you heard my voice.
• Revelation 12:15And from out of his mouth, the serpent spewed water like a river after the woman, in order to sweep her away with a flood.
• Revelation 17:15Then he tells me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar—and all that fills it.
• Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing for joy together—
• Isaiah 55:12“Yes, you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills will break forth before you singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands!
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
• Psalms 107:25For He spoke and raised a stormy wind, lifting up towering waves.
• Psalms 125:3For a scepter of wickedness will not rest over the land of the righteous— lest the righteous set their hands to evil.
• Acts 4:25You said by the Ruach ha-Kodesh, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, ‘Why did the nations rage and the peoples plot foolish things?

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