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Psalms 93:4
Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist declares Yahweh’s supreme majesty over chaotic waters, directly responding to the preceding image of floodwaters, rivers, and seas raising their voices and pounding waves.
The words — The Hebrew ‘adîrîm (majestic) and ‘adîr (is majestic) frame the declaration, contrasting the sea’s qôlôṯ mayim rabbîm (sounds of many waters) with Yahweh’s exalted position in bammârôm (in the heights).
The thread — This motif of divine supremacy over turbulent waters runs through Psalms 65:7, where God stills the roaring seas, and Psalms 89:9, where He rules the raging sea and stills its waves, mirroring Job 38:11’s boundary set for proud waves.
Why it lands — The text asserts that Yahweh’s exalted majety remains unshaken regardless of the sea’s violent noise, requiring the reader to recognize divine sovereignty over chaotic forces without resorting to metaphorical comfort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Cross-references
- Psalms 65:7 You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- Job 38:11 and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
- Psalms 89:9 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
- Psalms 114:3 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
- Jeremiah 5:22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
- Mark 4:37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
- Psalms 89:6 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
- Psalms 92:8 But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!