Psalm 93

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
4The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic.Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.

In context

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
more than [the] sounds ofמִקֹּל֨וֹת׀mi-ko-LOTH6963H
voice

קוֹל (qol) : voice/shout/loud 1) voice, sound, noise 1a) voice 1b) sound (of instrument)

watersמַ֤יִםMA-yimH4325G
water

מַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

manyרַבִּ֗יםra-BIMH7227A
many

רַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly

majesticאַדִּירִ֣ים'a-di-RIMH0117
great

אַדִּיר (ad.dir) 1) great, majestic 1a) of waters of sea 1b) of a tree 1c) of kings, nations, gods 2) great one, majestic one 2a) of nobles, chieftains, servants

[the] breakers ofמִשְׁבְּרֵי־mish-be-rei-H4867
wave

מִשְׁבָּר (mish.bar) breaker, breaking (of sea)

[the] seaיָ֑םYamH3220G
sea

יָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

[is] majesticאַדִּ֖יר'a-DIRH0117
great

אַדִּיר (ad.dir) 1) great, majestic 1a) of waters of sea 1b) of a tree 1c) of kings, nations, gods 2) great one, majestic one 2a) of nobles, chieftains, servants

in the height[s]בַּמָּר֣וֹםba-ma-ROMH4791
height

מָרוֹם (ma.rom) 1) height 1a) height, elevation, elevated place 1a1) in a high place (adv) 1b) height 1c) proudly (adv) 1d) of nobles (fig.)

Yahwehיְהוָֽה׃YAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.