Psalms 107:29

Psalms 107:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
• New International Version (NIV)He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He calms the storm, So that its waves are still.

Context of Psalms 107:29

27They staggered and trembled like a drunken man, And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless]. 28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still. 30Then they were glad because of the calm, And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor). 31Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

Psalms 107:29 word by word

יָקֵ֣ם סְ֭עָרָה לִדְמָמָ֑ה וַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּ גַּלֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He makethקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the stormסְעָרָהsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• a calmדְּמָמָהdemâmâh · silenceH1827
• so that the wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530
• thereof are stillחָשָׁהchâshâh · be silentH2814

Cross-references for Psalms 107:29

• Psalms 65:7Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples,
• Psalms 89:9You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.
• Jonah 1:15So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.
• Matthew 8:26He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was [at once] a great and wonderful calm [a perfect peacefulness].
• Mark 4:39And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].
• Luke 8:23But as they were sailing, He fell asleep. And a fierce gale of wind swept down [as if through a wind tunnel] on the lake, and they began to be swamped, and were in great danger.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29He maketh the storm a calm - He causes the storm to stand dumb, and hushes the waves. See the original, where sense and sound emphatically meet: - גליהםנ ויחשונ לדממהנ סארהנ יקםנ galleyhem vaiyecheshu lidemamah searah yakem He shall cause the whirlwind to stand dumb, and he shall hush their billows.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29He maketh the storm a calm - God does this, and God only can do it. The fact, therefore, that Jesus did it Matthew 8:26, proves that he was divine. There can be no more striking proof of divine power than the ability to calm the raging waves of the ocean by a word. This is literally, “He places the tempest to silence.” So that the waves thereof are still - Are lulled. The ocean ceases to be agitated, and the surface becomes smooth. Nothing is more still…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 107:29

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Commerce
• Mariners (Sailors)

In the dictionaries

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