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Psalm 89:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 89:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 O Lord, God of hosts,[a] who is like you?
Almighty Lord, your faithfulness is never absent.
10 You control the raging sea,
calming its surging waves.
11 You crushed Rahab[b] with a deadly blow;
you scattered your foes with your mighty arm.
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:9 Lord, God of hosts: see note on Ps 59:6. Sea: see note on Ps 65:8.
- Psalm 89:11 Rahab: a mythical sea monster that may be another name for Leviathan (see Pss 74:14; 104:26) and is used in the Old Testament primarily as a personification of the primeval chaos. Here it is a symbol of God’s dominance of the sea and all rebellious creatures. You scattered . . . arm: cited in Lk 1:51.
