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Psalm 93:3
ESV The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
NIV The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
NASB The floods have lifted up, Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice, The floods lift up their pounding waves.
CSB The floods have lifted up, Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their pounding waves.
NLT The floods have risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves.
KJV The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
NKJV The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.

What does Psalm 93:3 mean?

These references to water (Psalm 93:4) imply several different ideas. Moving water is incredibly powerful: over time, it wears down the strongest rocks and bursts through the thickest walls. Many Scriptures use the metaphor of a flood as an example of an unstoppable force (Job 27:20; Psalm 69:2; Revelation 12:15). God's power is even stronger than these.

Water—specifically, the sea—is also a symbol of chaos and ignorance (Psalm 65:7; Isaiah 57:20). This is tied to the Jewish perspective on Gentile nations. Non-Jewish cultures are often represented by their bodies of water, such as the Nile for Egypt (Zechariah 10:11) or the Euphrates for Assyria (Isaiah 8:7–8). These, as well, are subject to the power of the Lord. Even when these nations band together against God (Psalm 2:2–3) they have no hope of victory (Psalm 2:1; 46:6). In the book of Revelation, the sea is tamed and calmed by God (Revelation 4:6; 15:2).
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