Psalm 89:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.

New Living Translation
You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.

English Standard Version
You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

Berean Study Bible
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

New American Standard Bible
You rule the surging of the sea; When its waves rise, You calm them.

NASB 1995
You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

NASB 1977
Thou dost rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, Thou dost still them.

Amplified Bible
You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

Christian Standard Bible
You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, you still them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, You still them.

Contemporary English Version
You rule the roaring sea and calm its waves.

Good News Translation
You rule over the powerful sea; you calm its angry waves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.

International Standard Version
You rule over the majestic sea; when its waves surge, you calm them.

NET Bible
You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

New King James Version
You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

King James 2000 Bible
You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.

New Heart English Bible
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

World English Bible
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

American King James Version
You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.

American Standard Version
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

A Faithful Version
You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves arise, You still them.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.

English Revised Version
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waues thereof arise, thou stillest them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou rulest the ragyng of the sea: when her waues aryse, thou delayest them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou rulest the pryde of the see, thou stillest the wawes therof, whe they arise.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You [are] ruler over the pride of the sea, "" In the lifting up of its billows You restrain them.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou art ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou ruling over the lifting up of the sea: in the lifting up of its waves thou wilt soothe them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You rule over the power of the sea, and you even mitigate the movement of its waves.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You are The Ruler in the magnificence of the sea and you stop the tumult of its waves!

Lamsa Bible
Thou rulest the splendor of the sea; thou stillest the waves thereof.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; When the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou rulest the power of the sea; and thou calmest the tumult of its waves.
















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