The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.
- KJV The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
- NKJV The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever.
- NASB ¶The Lord sat as King at the flood; Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.
- NLT The Lord rules over the floodwaters. The Lord reigns as king forever.
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Quick answer
The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood and reigns as King forever. It declares God's sovereign rule over judgment and history.
Overview
Recalling the Flood, the psalm affirms that God reigns supreme even over the most catastrophic events. His kingship is not threatened by chaos but rules over it eternally. This enthroned King is revealed in Christ, who reigns forever over all things.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Gen 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
- Ps 10:16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
- 1 Tim 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Mark 4:41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
- Gen 8:1–2But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Job 38:8–11Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Ps 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
- Ps 2:6–9“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- Dan 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Ps 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Job 38:25Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
- Ps 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- Ps 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- Ps 104:6–9You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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