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href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/65.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/65.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/65.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/65.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/65.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the turmoil of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who dost still the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who stills the rumbling of the seas, The rumbling of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You silence the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You silence the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the tumult of the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/65.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You silence the roaring waves and the noisy shouts of the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/65.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Which stilleth the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/65.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You calm the roar of the seas and the noise of the waves; you calm the uproar of the peoples. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/65.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He calmed the roar of seas, the roaring of the waves, and the turmoil of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/65.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You calm the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/65.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, "" And the multitude of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, And the multitude of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Restraining the tumult of the seas, the tumult of their waves, and the multitude of the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 64:8>You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/65.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You silence the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He stills the tempest of the seas and the roar of their waves. The peoples shall be troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/65.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He stops the storms of the seas and the sound of their waves; the nations shall be troubled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who stillest the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who troublest the depth of the sea, the sounds of its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/65-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7572" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Praise Awaits You, O God, in Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7623.htm" title="7623: maš·bî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. loud; figuratively, to pacify.">You stilled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7588.htm" title="7588: šə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- A roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar. From sha'ah; uproar; by implication, destruction.">the roaring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the seas,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7588.htm" title="7588: šə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- A roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar. From sha'ah; uproar; by implication, destruction.">the pounding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: gal·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">of their waves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: wa·hă·mō·wn (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">and the tumult</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816: lə·’um·mîm (N-mp) -- People. Or l owm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community.">of the nations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Psalm 107:29</a></span><br />He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Jonah 1:15</a></span><br />Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Revelation 19:6</a></span><br />And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12-13</a></span><br />Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. / The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.</p><p class="hdg">Which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></b></br> Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Psalm 107:29</a></b></br> He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4,15</a></b></br> But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken… </p><p class="hdg">noise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3,4</a></b></br> The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></b></br> Thou coveredst it with the deep as <i>with</i> a garment: the waters stood above the mountains… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></b></br> Or <i>who</i> shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, <i>as if</i> it had issued out of the womb? … </p><p class="hdg">tumult</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Psalm 76:10</a></b></br> Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12,13</a></b></br> Woe to the multitude of many people, <i>which</i> make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, <i>that</i> make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/psalms/61-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/59-8.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/59-14.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/psalms/57-9.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Restraining</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/psalms/65-5.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/psalms/47-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Stillest</a> <a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Stilleth</a> <a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Turmoil</a> <a href="/psalms/64-1.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/66-8.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/66-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/psalms/66-8.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-16.htm">Restraining</a> <a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/psalms/66-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Stillest</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Stilleth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-16.htm">Turmoil</a> <a href="/psalms/66-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 65</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">David praises God for his grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/65.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/65.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You stilled the roaring of the seas</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty over creation, echoing the biblical theme of God as the Creator who controls the natural world. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the sea often symbolized chaos and disorder. By stilling the seas, God demonstrates His power to bring order out of chaos, a theme seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters. This imagery is also reflected in Jesus calming the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, where He exercises divine authority over the natural elements, pointing to His identity as God incarnate.<p><b>the pounding of their waves</b><br>The waves' relentless pounding signifies the persistent challenges and trials faced by humanity. In biblical literature, waves often symbolize overwhelming circumstances or adversaries (<a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3-4</a>). God's ability to calm the waves reassures believers of His control over life's difficulties. This imagery is prophetic of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where the sea is no more, symbolizing the end of chaos and the establishment of eternal peace.<p><b>and the tumult of the nations</b><br>The tumult of the nations refers to the political and social upheavals that characterize human history. Throughout the Bible, nations are often depicted as raging against God and His anointed (<a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-2</a>). God's ability to still this tumult underscores His ultimate authority over human affairs. This theme is echoed in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God changes times and seasons and deposes kings. It also points to the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>, where the kingdoms of the world become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ, highlighting the future establishment of God's unchallenged reign.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the one who has the power to calm both natural and human chaos.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/seas.htm">Seas</a></b><br>Often symbolic of chaos and disorder in biblical literature, representing both literal bodies of water and metaphorical turmoil.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the peoples and political entities of the world, often seen as sources of conflict and unrest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to David, the psalmist is the one who acknowledges God's sovereign power over creation and nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the psalm is originally addressed, often experiencing both natural and political challenges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>God has ultimate control over the natural world, as seen in His ability to still the seas. This reassures believers of His power and authority over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_peace_amidst_chaos.htm">Divine Peace Amidst Chaos</a></b><br>Just as God calms the seas, He can bring peace to the tumultuous situations in our lives. Believers are encouraged to trust in His ability to bring order out of chaos.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_authority_over_nations.htm">God's Authority Over Nations</a></b><br>The tumult of the nations is under God's control. This reminds us that political and social unrest are not beyond His sovereign will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_power.htm">Faith in God's Power</a></b><br>The psalmist's acknowledgment of God's power encourages believers to have faith in God's ability to intervene in both personal and global crises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_peace.htm">Prayer for Peace</a></b><br>In light of God's power to still the seas and nations, believers are encouraged to pray for peace in their own lives and in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_65.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 65</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_calm_seas_fit_science.htm">(Psalm 65:7) How do we align the idea of God calming oceans with modern scientific understanding of natural weather patterns? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_psalmist_say_'ends_of_earth'.htm">How can the psalmist (Ps 61:2) claim to cry out 'from the ends of the earth' when historically his travels were limited to a specific region?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_49_3's_'israel'_inconsistent.htm">In Isaiah 49:3, the servant is called 'Israel,' but elsewhere seems a single individual--does this create an internal inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_comfort_grief.htm">How does God provide deliverance from troubles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/65.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Tumult.</span>--Here we see the literal passing into the figurative. From the raging seas the poet's thought goes to the anarchies arising from the wild passions of men, for which in all literature the ocean has furnished metaphors. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm" title="Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!">Isaiah 17:12</a>.) In a well-known passage, the Latin poet Virgil reverses the simile, likening the sudden calm which succeeds the storm that wrecked 'neas to the effect produced by a leader of men in <span class= "bld">a </span>seditious city. (Virgil, <span class= "ital">'n. </span>i. 148.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - Which stllleth the noise of the seas. The power of God, as set forth in his control of the sea, is a favourite topic with the sacred writers (see <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8</a>; <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a>, etc.). Being so entirely beyond his own control, it seems to man one of the greatest of marvels that there should be any force capable of subduing and taming it, Hence the admiration excited by our Lord's miracle (<a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26, 27</a>). The noise of their waves (comp. <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12</a>). And the tumult of the people. This clause may seem a little out of place in a passage which treats of God's power over nature. But, after all, humanity is a constituent part of nature. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/65-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You stilled</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(maš·bî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7623.htm">Strong's 7623: </a> </span><span class="str2">To address in a, loud tone, loud, to pacify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the roaring</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7588.htm">Strong's 7588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the seas,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֭מִּים</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pounding</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7588.htm">Strong's 7588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their waves,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(gal·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the tumult</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲמ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> </span><span class="str2">A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֻמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’um·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> </span><span class="str2">A community</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 65:7 Who stills the roaring of the seas (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/65-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 65:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/65-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 65:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>