Psalms 107:25

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

23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24These see the works of Yhwh, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

Psalms 107:25 word by word

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד ר֣וּחַ סְעָרָ֑ה וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם גַּלָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• For he commandethאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• and raisethעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• the stormyסְעָרָהsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• which lifteth upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• the wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530

Cross-references for Psalms 107:25

• Psalms 135:7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
• Psalms 148:8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
• Jonah 1:4But Yhwh sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
• Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Yhwh, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
• Matthew 8:24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
• John 6:18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

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

Topics related to Psalms 107:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Commerce
• God
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Psalms, Book of
• Ships and Boats
• Text of the Old Testament
• Wind
• 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