
Text -- Psalms 65:7 (NET)




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Wesley -> Psa 65:7
No less wild and impetuous.
JFB -> Psa 65:6-13
JFB: Psa 65:6-13 - -- God's great power and goodness are the grounds of this confidence. These are illustrated in His control of the mightiest agencies of nature and nation...
God's great power and goodness are the grounds of this confidence. These are illustrated in His control of the mightiest agencies of nature and nations affecting men with awe and dread (Psa 26:7; Psa 98:1, &c.), and in His fertilizing showers, causing the earth to produce abundantly for man and beast.
Clarke -> Psa 65:7
Clarke: Psa 65:7 - -- Stilleth the noise of the seas - Thou art Sovereign over all the operation of sea and land. Earthquakes are under thy control: so are the flux and r...
Stilleth the noise of the seas - Thou art Sovereign over all the operation of sea and land. Earthquakes are under thy control: so are the flux and reflux of the sea; and all storms and tempests by which the great deep is agitated. Even the headstrong multitude is under thy control; for thou stillest the madness of the people.
TSK -> Psa 65:7
TSK: Psa 65:7 - -- Which : Psa 89:9, Psa 107:29; Jon 1:4, Jon 1:15; Mat 8:26, Mat 8:27
noise : Psa 93:3, Psa 93:4, Psa 104:6-9; Job 38:8-11
tumult : Psa 2:1-4, Psa 76:10...
Which : Psa 89:9, Psa 107:29; Jon 1:4, Jon 1:15; Mat 8:26, Mat 8:27
noise : Psa 93:3, Psa 93:4, Psa 104:6-9; Job 38:8-11
tumult : Psa 2:1-4, Psa 76:10; Isa 17:12, Isa 17:13; Joh 18:6

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Barnes -> Psa 65:7
Barnes: Psa 65:7 - -- Which stilleth the noise of the seas - He calms the seas when they have been agitated by the storm. He causes the mighty waves to settle down, ...
Which stilleth the noise of the seas - He calms the seas when they have been agitated by the storm. He causes the mighty waves to settle down, and the whole surface of the ocean becomes calm and smooth. The storm subsides at his command, and the sea is still. It was the manifestation of this power which demonstrated so clearly the divinity of the Lord Jesus, when he said to the troubled waves, "Peace, be still, and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."Mar 4:39. Compare Psa 107:29.
The noise of their waves - The loud roar of the waters, so that they are still.
And the tumult of the people - The raging; the fury; the excitement of assembled multitudes, resembling the raging waves of the ocean. This comparison is very common. See Isa 17:12-13. Compare the notes at Rev 19:6. This is perhaps a more striking and wonderful exhibition of the power of God than that of calming down the waves of the ocean. In the one case, it is the exertion of mere power on nature, acting through its established laws, and where there is no resistance of will; in the other, it is power exerted over the will; power over agents conscious that they are free, and where the worst passions meet and mingle and rage.
Poole -> Psa 65:7
Poole: Psa 65:7 - -- The noise of their waves when the sea is tempestuous, and threatens to swallow up ships and men that are in it, or to overflow the earth. And the tum...
The noise of their waves when the sea is tempestuous, and threatens to swallow up ships and men that are in it, or to overflow the earth. And the tumult of the people; and as he stills the natural, so also he quiets the metaphorical seas, tumultuous and unruly people; for multitudes of people are oft called seas in prophetical writings, as Isa 17:12,13 Jer 51:42 Rev 17:15 .
Haydock -> Psa 65:7
Haydock: Psa 65:7 - -- Provoke him. The faithless Jews, or Gentiles; particularly those of Babylon; or those among God's people, who neglected his service, Aggeus iv., and...
Provoke him. The faithless Jews, or Gentiles; particularly those of Babylon; or those among God's people, who neglected his service, Aggeus iv., and 1 Esdras ix., &c. (Calmet) ---
These often gave way to murmuring, and are therefore exhorted not to be proud, lest they should be brought low.
Gill -> Psa 65:7
Gill: Psa 65:7 - -- Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves,.... By a word speaking; as our Lord did when here on earth, and which was a proof and ...
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves,.... By a word speaking; as our Lord did when here on earth, and which was a proof and evidence of his eternal power and Godhead. These figurative expressions are interpreted by the next clause;
and the tumult of the people: of wicked men, who foam and rage against the people of God, and are like a troubled sea that cannot rest; but God can say to these proud waters, which threaten to go over their souls, Peace, be still; he can stop their opposition, quell their insurrections, restrain their wrath, and make them peaceable and quiet; wherefore the saints have no reason to be afraid of them, Psa 46:2.

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NET Notes: Psa 65:7 The raging seas…the commotion made by the nations. The raging seas symbolize the turbulent nations of the earth (see Ps 46:2-3, 6; Isa 17:12).
Geneva Bible -> Psa 65:7
Geneva Bible: Psa 65:7 Which stilleth the ( f ) noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
( f ) He shows that there is no part or creature ...

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 65:1-13
TSK Synopsis: Psa 65:1-13 - --1 David praises God for his grace.4 The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits.
MHCC -> Psa 65:6-13
MHCC: Psa 65:6-13 - --That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can si...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 65:6-13
Matthew Henry: Psa 65:6-13 - -- That we may be the more affected with the wonderful condescensions of the God of grace, it is of use to observe his power and sovereignty as the God...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 65:5-8
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 65:5-8 - --
The praise of God on account of the lovingkindness which Israel as a people among the peoples has experienced. The future תּעננוּ confesses, a...
Constable: Psa 42:1--72:20 - --II. Book 2: chs. 42--72
In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writ...

Constable: Psa 65:1-13 - --Psalm 65
This song celebrates God's blessing His people with a bountiful land. David explained that God ...
