Psalms
Psalm 89:9–10
9You rule the raging sea;
when its waves mount up, You still them.
10You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 89:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| rule | מ֭וֹשֵׁל | mō·wō·šêl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| the raging | בְּגֵא֣וּת | bə·ḡê·’ūṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1348 majesty |
| sea | הַיָּ֑ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| when its waves | גַ֝לָּ֗יו | ḡal·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| mount up | בְּשׂ֥וֹא | bə·śō·w | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| You | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| still them | תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃ | ṯə·šab·bə·ḥêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7623 soothe, still |
Psalm 89:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | אַתָּ֤ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| crushed | דִכִּ֣אתָ | ḏik·ki·ṯā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1792 crush |
| Rahab | רָ֑הַב | rā·haḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7294 storm, arrogance |
| like a carcass | כֶחָלָ֣ל | ḵe·ḥā·lāl | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2491 pierced |
| You scattered | פִּזַּ֥רְתָּ | piz·zar·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6340 scatter |
| Your enemies | אוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| with Your mighty | עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ | ‘uz·zə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5797 strength, might |
| arm | בִּזְר֥וֹעַ | biz·rō·w·a‘ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 89:9 Psalm 65:7 · Psalm 107:25–29 · Mark 4:41 · Matthew 8:24–27 · Mark 4:39 · Psalm 93:3–4 · Psalm 29:10 · Job 38:8–11 · Nahum 1:4 · Matthew 14:32 · Psalm 66:5–6
Psalm 89:10 Psalm 144:6 · Psalm 68:30 · Psalm 87:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.