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Psalms 107:23
23Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas,
Psalms 107:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
- New International Version (NIV)Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,
Context of Psalms 107:23
21Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. 22Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice. Let them tell in joyful songs what he has done. Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas, 24have seen what the Lord can do, the miracles he performed in the depths of the sea. 25He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:23 word by word
יוֹרְדֵ֣י הַ֭יָּם בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת עֹשֵׂ֥י מְ֝לָאכָ֗ה בְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 107:23
- Psalms 48:7With the east wind you smash the ships of Tarshish.
- Ezekiel 27:26Your rowers took you out to the high seas, and an east wind wrecked you in the sea.
- Acts 27:9We had lost so much time that the day of fasting had already past. Sailing was now dangerous, so Paul advised them,
- Revelation 18:17In one moment all this wealth has been destroyed!’ Every ship’s captain, everyone who traveled by ship, sailors, and everyone who made their living from the sea stood far away.
Commentaries on Psalms 107:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23They that go down to the sea in ships - This is the Fourth comparison. Their captivity was as dangerous and alarming as a dreadful tempest at sea to a weather-beaten mariner.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23They that go down to the sea in ships - The scene here changes again. From those that wander in the desert - from those who are in prison - from those who are sick - the eye of the psalmist turns to those who encounter the perils of the ocean, and he finds there occasion for praise to God. The phrase “go down” or “descend” is employed here because the sea is lower than the land, and because we “descend” when we embark on board of a vessel. That do…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. 23-32Sailors give thanks to the Lord when he saves them from the chaos and peril of the sea.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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