God’s Word Translation
Psalms 107:25
25He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high.
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 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. He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high. 26The sailors aboard ship rose toward the sky. They plunged into the depths. Their courage melted in ⌞the face of⌟ disaster. 27They reeled and staggered like drunks, and all their skills as sailors became useless.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:25 word by word
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד ר֣וּחַ סְעָרָ֑ה וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם גַּלָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 107:25
- Psalms 135:7He is the one who makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, who makes lightning for the thunderstorms, and who brings wind out of his storerooms.
- Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and fog, strong winds that obey his commands,
- Jonah 1:4The Lord sent a violent wind over the sea. The storm was so powerful that the ship was in danger of breaking up.
- Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
- Matthew 8:24Suddenly, a severe storm came across the sea. The waves were covering the boat. Yet, Jesus was sleeping.
- John 6:18A strong wind started to blow and stir up the sea.
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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