Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain,.... Or Egypt, as in Psa 87:4 or the Egyptians, and particularly Pharaoh their king; so the Targum explains it,
"Rahab or the proud one, this…
Barnes' Notes
Thou rulest the raging of the sea - The pride; the anger; the lifting up of the sea. That is, when the sea is raging and boisterous; when it seems as if everything would be swept away before it, thou…
These verses are full of the praises of God. Observe,
I. Where, and by whom, God is to be praised. 1. God is praised by the angels above: The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord! Psa 89:5; that…
In this and the following verses thou, thine are the emphatic words.
the raging Or, proud swelling. Cp. Psa 46:3. The sea represents the most turbulent and formidable of the powers of nature. Cp. Psa…
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