English Standard Version
Psalms 107:25
25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.
Context of Psalms 107:25
23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; 24they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. 26They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; 27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:25 word by word
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד ר֣וּחַ סְעָרָ֑ה וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם גַּלָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:25
- Psalms 135:7He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
- Psalms 148:8fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
- Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
- Matthew 8:24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
- John 6:18The sea became rough 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
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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
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