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 reeled and staggered like drunks, and all their skills as sailors became useless. 28In their distress they cried out to the Lord. He led them from their troubles. He made the storm calm down, and the waves became still. 30The sailors were glad that the storm was quiet. He guided them to the harbor they had longed for. 31Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants.

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 65:7the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.
• Psalms 89:9You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.
• Jonah 1:15Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the sea became calm.
• Matthew 8:26Jesus said to them, “Why do you cowards have so little faith?” Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm.
• Mark 4:39Then he got up, ordered the wind to stop, and said to the sea, “Be still, absolutely still!” The wind stopped blowing, and the sea became very calm.
• Luke 8:23As they were sailing along, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm came across the lake. The boat was taking on water, and they were in 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