Psalms 107:25

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

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WEBBE

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

BSB

For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

KJV

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

ASV

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

BBE

For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he spoke H559 וַיַּעֲמֵד vai·ya·'a·med and he appointed H5975 רוּחַ ru·ach a wind of H7307 סְעָרָה se·'a·rah a storm H5591 וַתְּרוֹמֵם va·te·ro·mem and it lifted up H7311 גַּלָּיו ga·lav waves its H1530

The early church

They then who do their business on mighty waters, "they have seen the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep" [Psalm 107:24]. For what is deeper than human hearts? Hence often break forth winds; storms of sedition, and dissensions, disturb the ship. And what is done in them? God, willing that both they who steer, and they who are conveyed, should cry unto Him, "He spoke, and the breath of the storm stood" [Psalm 107:25]. What is, stood? Abode, continued, still disturbs, long tosses; rages, and passes not away. "For He spoke, and the breath of the storm stood." And what did that breath of the storm?

Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 storm into a calm, and causes their trials to end in gladness.

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Spurgeon · Verse 25

For he commandeth: his word is enough for anything, he has but to will it and the tempest rages. And raiseth the stormy wiled. It seemed to he asleep before, but it knows its Master's bidding, and is up at once in all its fury. Which lifteth up the waves thereof. The glassy surface of the sea is broken, and myriads of white heads appear and rage and toss themselves to and fro as the wind blows upon them. Whereas they were lying down in quiet before, the waves rise in their might and leap towards the sky as soon as the howling of the wind awakens them. Thus it needs but a word from God and the soul is in troubled waters, tossed to and fro with a thousand afflictions. Doubts, fears, terrors, anxieties lift their heads like so many angry waves, when once the Lord allows the storm winds to beat upon us.

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God Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.