King James Version

Psalms 89:9

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:10.

אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.מ֭וֹשֵׁלmoshelruleמָשַׁלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “rule”, a verb used as a describing wordH4910to rule(have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.בְּגֵא֣וּתbegeutin majestyגֵּאוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in majesty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1348{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}excellent things, lifting up, majesty, pride, proudly, raging.הַיָּ֑םhayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).בְּשׂ֥וֹאbesoin ariseשׂוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in arise”, the to-form of the verbH7721a risingarise.גַ֝לָּ֗יוgalayvheapגַּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “heap”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1530something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)billow, heap, spring, wave.אַתָּ֥הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.תְשַׁבְּחֵֽםteshabchemcommendשָׁבַחverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “commend”, an unfinished actionH7623properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-10) Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest 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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For all our days are spent; and in thy wrath we have fainted away. Our years shall be considered as a spider:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-10) Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ δεσπόζεις τοῦ κράτους τῆς θαλάσσης, τὸν δὲ σάλον τῶν κυμάτων αὐτῆς σὺ καταπραΰνεις.