Psalms 89:9 meaning and explanation
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
Psalms 89:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Ethan the Ezrahite is speaking, and in this stanza he praises God as the one who rules the raging sea and stills its mounting waves. In Israel's poetry the sea often stands for chaos and the forces that resist God, so this is a claim about God's mastery over everything that threatens to overwhelm.
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