Psalms 65:7 - Exposition

Which stllleth the noise of the seas. The power of God, as set forth in his control of the sea, is a favourite topic with the sacred writers (see Job 38:8 ; Proverbs 8:29 ; Isaiah 1:2 ; Isaiah 51:10 ; Jeremiah 5:22 , etc.). Being so entirely beyond his own control, it seems to man one of the greatest of marvels that there should be any force capable of subduing and taming it, Hence the admiration excited by our Lord's miracle ( Matthew 8:26 , Matthew 8:27 ). The noise of their waves (comp. Isaiah 17:12 ). And the tumult of the people. This clause may seem a little out of place in a passage which treats of God's power over nature. But, after all, humanity is a constituent part of nature.