Psalms 107:26

Psalms 107:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
• New International Version (NIV)They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
• New King James Version (NKJV)They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.

Context of Psalms 107:26

24They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas. 25He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. 27They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end. 28“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

Psalms 107:26 word by word

יַעֲל֣וּ שָׁ֭מַיִם יֵרְד֣וּ תְהוֹמ֑וֹת נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בְּרָעָ֥ה תִתְמוֹגָֽג׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They mount upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: copulateH5927
• to the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• they go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• again to the depthsתְּהוֹםtehôm tehôm · abyssH8415
• their soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• is meltedמוּגmûg · to meltH4127
• because of troubleרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Psalms 107:26

• Psalms 22:14My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
• Psalms 119:28I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.
• 2 Samuel 17:10Then even the bravest soldiers, though they have the heart of a lion, will be paralyzed with fear. For all Israel knows what a mighty warrior your father is and how courageous his men are.
• Isaiah 13:7Every arm is paralyzed with fear. Every heart melts,
• Nahum 2:10Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined. Hearts melt and knees shake. The people stand aghast, their faces pale and trembling.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26They mount up to the heaven - This is a most natural and striking description of the state of a ship at sea in a storm: when the sea appears to run mountains high, and the vessel seems for a moment to stand on the sharp ridge of one most stupendous, with a valley of a frightful depth between it and a similar mountain, which appears to be flying in the midst of heaven, that it may submerge the hapless bark, when she descends into the valley of death below…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26They mount up to the heaven - The mariners. That it refers to the seamen, and not to the waves, is apparent from the close of the verse: “their soul is melted.” They go down again to the depths - The word here is different from that used in Psalm 107:24, and rendered “deep,” but the idea is essentially the same. It is the sea or ocean considered as “deep;” as bottomless. The idea here is, that they seem to descend into the very depths of the ocean. Their…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 107:26

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Commerce
• God
• Mariners (Sailors)

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Psalms, Book of
• Ships and Boats
• 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