Psalms 107:27

Psalms 107:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
• New International Version (NIV)They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

Context of Psalms 107:27

25For 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. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. 28Then they cry unto Yhwh in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

Psalms 107:27 word by word

יָח֣וֹגּוּ וְ֭יָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר וְכָל־חָ֝כְמָתָ֗ם תִּתְבַּלָּֽע׃Read the interlinear

• They reel to and froחָגַגchâgag · to celebrateH2287
• and staggerנוּעַnûa‛ · to shakeH5128
• like a drunken manשִׁכֹּרshikkôr shikkôr · drunkenH7910
• and are at their wits’חׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• endבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104

Cross-references for Psalms 107:27

• Job 12:24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
• Isaiah 19:14Yhwh hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
• Isaiah 29:9Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
• Job 37:20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
• Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
• Acts 27:15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27They reel to and fro - The word used here - חגג châgag - means to dance as in a circle; then, to reel, or be giddy as drunkards are. And stagger … - This word means to move to and fro; to waver; to vacillate; and it is then applied to a man who cannot walk steadily - a drunkard. So the vessel, with the mariners on board, seems to stagger and reel in the storm. And are at their wit‘s end - Margin, as in Hebrew, “All their wisdom is swallowed up.” That is…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 107:27

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

In the dictionaries

• Contemn
• Drink, strong
• Poetry
• Raise
• Reel
• Drunkenness
• 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