English Standard Version
Psalms 107:27
27they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end.
Psalms 107:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
- New International Version (NIV)They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.
Context of Psalms 107:27
25For 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; they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end. 28Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 29He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:27 word by word
יָח֣וֹגּוּ וְ֭יָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר וְכָל־חָ֝כְמָתָ֗ם תִּתְבַּלָּֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:27
- Job 12:24He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a trackless waste.
- Isaiah 19:14The Lord has mingled within her a spirit of confusion, and they will make Egypt stagger in all its deeds, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
- Isaiah 29:9Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink!
- Job 37:20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
- Isaiah 19:3and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their counsel; and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers, and the mediums and the necromancers;
- Acts 27:15And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27They reel to and fro - The word used here - חגג châgag - means to dance as in a circle; then, to reel, or be giddy as drunkards are. And stagger - This word means to move to and fro; to waver; to vacillate; and it is then applied to a man who cannot walk steadily - a drunkard. So the vessel, with the mariners on board, seems to stagger and reel in the storm. And are at their wit‘s end - Margin, as in Hebrew, “All their wisdom is swallowed up.” That is…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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