Psalms 107:25

Psalms 107:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.

Context of Psalms 107:25

23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; 24They have seen the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep. For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. 26They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough]; Their courage melted away in their misery. 27They staggered and trembled like a drunken man, And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].

Psalms 107:25 word by word

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד ר֣וּחַ סְעָרָ֑ה וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם גַּלָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For he commandethאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• and raisethעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• the stormyסְעָרָהsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• which lifteth upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• the wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530

Cross-references for Psalms 107:25

• Psalms 135:7Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightning for the rain, Who brings the wind from His storehouses;
• Psalms 148:8Lightning and hail, snow and fog; Stormy wind, fulfilling His orders;
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a great wind toward the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.
• Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their pounding waves.
• Matthew 8:24And suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
• John 6:18The sea was getting rough and rising high because a strong wind was blowing.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25For he commandeth - And what less than the command of God can raise up such winds as seem to heave old Ocean from his bed?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25For he commandeth - Hebrew, “he says;” that is, He speaks the word, and it is done. The mere expression of his will raises up the storm, and throws the sea into commotion. And raiseth the stormy wind - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Maketh to stand.” The “stormy wind” is literally, the wind of the tempest. Which lifteth up the waves thereof - The waves of the ocean. The wind seems to take them up, and lift them on high.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-32Verses 23-32 Let those who go to sea, consider and adore the Lord. Mariners have their business upon the tempestuous ocean, and there witness deliverances of which others cannot form an idea. How seasonable it is at such a time to pray! This may remind us of the terrors and distress of conscience many experience, and of those deep scenes of trouble which many pass through, in their Christian course. Yet, in answer to their cries, the Lord turns their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29The same God who speaks and brings about the sailors’ distress can also calm the storm with just a word (compare Jonah 1:4; Matthew 8:26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-3223-32. Here are set forth the perils of seafaring, futility of man's, and efficiency of God's, help. go ... sea--alluding to the elevation of the land at the coast.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Commerce
• God
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Psalms, Book of
• Ships and Boats
• Text of the Old Testament
• Wind
• Wisdom

Commentaries on Psalms 107

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings