He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Parallel translations
- WEB He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
- KJV He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
- NKJV He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.
- NASB He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
- NLT He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
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God makes the storm a calm so that its waves are stilled.
Overview
At the LORD's will the raging tempest subsides into peaceful stillness. The same God who raised the storm now quiets it, showing complete mastery over creation. This is the very act Jesus performed on Galilee, calming wind and waves, revealing himself as the Lord of Psalm 107 in the flesh.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 8:26“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.
- Ps 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- Luke 8:23–25As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
- Ps 89:9You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
- Mark 4:39–41Then 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.
- Jonah 1:15At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
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