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Psalms 89:8–10

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O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
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From verse 8

  1. Psalms 71:19Rank 1 from verse 8
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    19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

  2. 1 Samuel 2:2Rank 2 from verse 8
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    2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  3. Jeremiah 32:17Rank 3 from verse 8
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    17Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

  4. Isaiah 40:25–26Rank 4 from verse 8
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    25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

    26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

  5. Psalms 147:5Rank 5 from verse 8
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    5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

From verse 9

  1. Psalms 65:7Rank 1 from verse 9
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    7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

  2. Psalms 107:25–29Rank 2 from verse 9
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    25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

    26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

    27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

    28Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

    29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

  3. Mark 4:41Rank 3 from verse 9
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    41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

  4. Mark 4:39Rank 4 from verse 9
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    39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

  5. Matthew 8:24–27Rank 5 from verse 9
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    24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

    25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

    26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

    27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

From verse 10

  1. Psalms 144:6Rank 1 from verse 10
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    6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

  2. Psalms 68:30Rank 2 from verse 10
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    30Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

  3. Psalms 87:4Rank 3 from verse 10
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    4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

  4. Deuteronomy 4:34Rank 4 from verse 10
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    34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  5. Exodus 3:19–20Rank 5 from verse 10
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    19¶ And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

    20And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 89:8

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 89:9

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

waves

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Sense 1: Moving ridges or swells of water. Sense 2: Figuratively, overwhelming troubles or forces.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stillest

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Second-person singular present form of still, meaning to make quiet or cause to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 89:10

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

scattered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of scatter, meaning to disperse, spread abroad, separate, drive away, divide, cast in different directions, or cause persons, peoples, seed, goods, or forces no longer to remain gathered.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

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9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

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10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

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11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

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