Lexicon
חֲסִין
cha.sin
H2626
H:A Hebrew

mighty

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cha.sin describes the sea in Psalm 89:9 as possessing majesty that God rules over and stills.

The term describes the sea's majesty in Psalm 89:9, within a clause that portrays God ruling over it and stilling its rising waves.

Senses in use

  1. Majestic sea · dominant

    In Psalm 89:9, the masculine singular absolute form occurs with the sea; the APB renders the surrounding clause, "You rule over the majesty of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 89:9, the APB presents the surrounding clause as God's rule over "the majesty of the sea,".

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