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The waters[a] have lifted up, O Lord;
    the waters have lifted up their voice;
    the waters have lifted up their roar.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 93:3 Waters: the waters of the primeval chaos that the Lord mastered through his creative word (see Pss 33:7; 104:7-9; Gen 1:6-10; Job 38:8-11; see also note on Ps 65:8). They can also stand for the enemies of God and his people (see Job 7:12; Isa 8:7; 17:12; Jer 46:8; Dan 7:2; Rev 17:15) as well as the ocean currents, whose powers were feared by the pagan nations as indicated in the mythical account of Baal’s victory over the sea god Yamm.

The seas(A) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(B)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(C)

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