Psalm 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Cross-references

In Psalm 2:1-3, the raging of nations parallels the floods' roaring here — both depict rebellious powers against God.

Psalm 69:2 Contrast

In Psalm 69:2, the psalmist uses 'floods' to describe overwhelming distress — contrasting with the majestic floods here that praise God.

In Psalm 69:14-16, the psalmist begs not to be overwhelmed by floods — opposite to the floods here that roar in praise.

Psalm 96:11 Parallel

In Psalm 96:11, the sea is called to roar in praise — directly parallel to the floods lifting up their voice here.

Psalm 124:3-5 uses waters as a metaphor for enemies overwhelming the soul — the same imagery of floods lifting up here as a threat.

Psalm 29:3 Parallel

In Psalm 29:3, the LORD's voice is upon many waters—complementing the floods' voice, both highlighting divine majesty over the sea.

Psalm 46:3 Parallel

In Psalm 46:3, waters roar and are troubled—mirroring the floods' lifting up their voice, depicting chaos that God controls.

Psalm 65:7 Parallel

In Psalm 65:7, God stills the noise of the seas and waves—the same noise Psalm 93:3 describes, showing His calming power.

Psalm 89:9 Parallel

In Psalm 89:9, God rules the raging sea and stills its waves—directly parallel to the floods' lifting up, affirming His sovereignty.

Psalm 98:8 Parallel

In Psalm 98:8, floods clap their hands — the same personified waters that here lift their voice, now rejoicing before the Lord.

Psalm 144:7 Parallel

In Psalm 144:7, 'great waters' symbolize enemies from which the psalmist seeks deliverance — similar to the threatening floods in Psalm 93:3.

Psalm 124:5 Parallel

In Psalm 124:5, the 'proud waters' that would have overwhelmed Israel echo the flood imagery of Psalm 93:3 — both depict waters as a threat.

Psalm 83:2 Parallel

In Psalm 83:2, enemies make a tumult and lift up the head—parallel to the floods lifting up their voice, comparing hostile nations to raging waters.

Psalm 107:25 shows God raising the stormy wind that lifts the waves — the same phenomenon described here as floods lifting their waves.

Jonah 2:3 Contrast

In Jonah 2:3, the floods compass Jonah as divine judgment — contrasting with the floods here that praise God.

In Revelation 12:15, the dragon spews a flood to destroy — opposite to the floods here that lift up their voice to God.

Job 38:11 Parallel

In Job 38:11, God sets a boundary for the proud waves—directly answering the floods' lifting up with His sovereign limit.

Job 26:12 Parallel

In Job 26:12, God divides the sea and smites the proud—parallel to His power over the proud floods in Psalm 93:3.

2 Samuel 22:5 uses 'waves of death' and 'floods of ungodly men' — the same metaphor of floods as threatening forces found here.

Job 9:8 Parallel

In Job 9:8, God treads on the waves of the sea—directly showing His authority over the same waters that lift up their voice in Psalm 93:3.

Luke 8:23 Parallel

Luke 8:23 describes a windstorm filling the boat with water, the same chaotic sea that Jesus later calms, reflecting Psalm 93:3's raging floods.

In Jeremiah 5:22, God sets the sand as the sea's boundary; though the waves roar, they cannot pass — directly echoing the roaring floods of Psalm 93:3.

In Jeremiah 31:35, God divides the sea when its waves roar — the same roaring waves imagery as Psalm 93:3.

Mark 4:39 Parallel

Mark 4:39 records Jesus calming the storm with a command, echoing God's power over the raging floods in Psalm 93:3.

Matthew 8:26 shows Jesus rebuking the storm, exercising the same divine authority over the sea that Psalm 93:3 attributes to God.

Habakkuk 3:10 directly parallels with 'raging waters swept on' and 'deep gave forth its voice', mirroring the floods lifting up their voice in Psalm 93:3.

In Jeremiah 51:55, Babylon's waves roar like great waters and a noise of voice is uttered — directly paralleling the flood's voice in Psalm 93:3.

In Revelation 17:15, waters symbolize peoples and nations — parallel to the floods here as a metaphor for multitudes.

In Isaiah 17:13, God rebukes the nations that rush like waters — similar to the floods here being under God's sovereignty.

In Isaiah 17:12, the noise of nations is likened to roaring seas — echoing the floods' voice here as a symbol of power.

In Ezekiel 26:3, God brings nations against Tyre like the sea causes its waves to come up — similar to the floods lifting up in Psalm 93:3.

In Jeremiah 51:42, the sea covers Babylon with its multitude of waves — a similar image of overwhelming waters as in Psalm 93:3.

In Jeremiah 46:8, Egypt's flood-like rise is boastful and destructive — similar imagery to the floods' lifting up.

In Jeremiah 46:7, Egypt rises like a flood — parallel to the floods lifting up here, but as a military threat.

Luke 21:25 Parallel

Luke 21:25 uses the same 'sea and waves roaring' imagery to depict eschatological turmoil, echoing the floods' voice in Psalm 93:3.

Isaiah 5:30 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:30, the enemy roars like the sea — the same roaring imagery as the floods lifting up their voice in Psalm 93:3.