King James Version

Psalms 93:4

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

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מִקֹּל֨וֹתmiqolotfrom soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.מַ֤יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).רַבִּ֗יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…אַדִּירִ֣יםadirimexcellentאַדִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “excellent”, the ordinary formH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.מִשְׁבְּרֵיmishberebillowמִשְׁבָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “billow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4867a breaker (of the sea)billow, wave.יָ֑םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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).אַדִּ֖ירadirexcellentאַדִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “excellent”, the ordinary formH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.בַּמָּר֣וֹםbamaromin aboveמָרוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in above”, the ordinary formH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.

Young’s Literal Translation

Than the voices of many mighty waters, Breakers of a sea, mighty on high [is] Jehovah,

World English Bible

Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.

Darby Translation

Jehovah on high is mightier than the voices of many waters, than the mighty breakers of the sea.

Douay-Rheims

Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

at the voices of many waters: the billows of the sea are wonderful: the Lord is wonderful in high places.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀπὸ φωνῶν ὑδάτων πολλῶν· θαυμαστοὶ οἱ μετεωρισμοὶ τῆς θαλάσσης· θαυμαστὸς ἐν ὑψηλοῖς ὁ Κύριος.