Psalm 93:4

Translations

Modern

Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.

Traditional

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

Literal

More than the voices of many waters, more majestic than the breakers of the sea, majestic on high is YHWH!

Latin

…a vocibus aquarum multarum. Mirabiles elationes maris; mirabilis in altis Dominus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.

Notes

Psalms 93:3–4

God’s victory over natural chaos gives the psalmist confidence that the Lord will also defeat his present enemies (compare Jeremiah 46:8; 47:2).

Psalms 93:1–5

The everlasting Lord gloriously establishes his kingship (see Psalms 47, 99–100).

Psalms 93:1–100:5

These psalms challenge the doubts created by the exile (see Psalm 89) and answer the questions asked in Psalm 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Psalm 93) that is characterized by:

punishment of the wicked (Psalm 94),
respectful obedience among his people (Psalm 95),
justice for the poor (Psalm 96),
celebration in Zion (Psalm 97),
salvation for Israel (Psalm 98),
holiness (Psalm 99), and
praise (Psalm 100).

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…and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
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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 4:37–39
Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
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But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
Psalm 89:6
For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

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