“ They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; ”
They that go down to the sea in ships - The scene here changes again. From those that wander in the desert - from those who are in prison - from those who are sick - the eye of the psalmist turns...
They that go down to the (l) sea in ships, that do business in great waters; (l) He shows by the sea what care God has over man, for when he delivers them from the great danger of the sea, he delive...
BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f., Psalms 107:31 f. by a refrain: v...
They that go down, &c. In the Heb, text, verses: Psalms 107:23-28 are marked by "inverted Nuns " (i.e. the letter Nun ( N ), inverted). There are nine altogether. There are two in Number...
23. They that go down to the sea in ships Here we have another instance of God’s superintending care towards mankind pointed out to us by the prophet, exemplified in the bringing of those wh...
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; They that go down to the sea in ships - This is the Fourth comparison. Their captivity was as dangerous and alarming as a drea...
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord - another im...
Book 5 This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4, contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date. The contents of these Pss. are a surer guide to the...
They that go down to the sea. — An expression so exactly opposite to the ancient equivalent for embarking that we feel we have the very Hebrew feeling. From the high lands of Judæa it was a liter...
Psalms 107:1-43 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering from among the heathen" prayed for in Psalms 106:...
“His Wonders in the Deep” Psalms 107:17-32 Sickness yields the third type of suffering. Emphasis is laid on the cause of the suffering, which in the view of the writer is transgression and sin....
WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes, and rises through major and minor, by the way of...
The Psalmist in these verses takes up another representation, by way of setting forth man's wants, and God's gracious provision for him; and this subject he draws from the events which occur upon the...
They that go down to the sea in ships ,.... This is the fourth instance of persons in distress crying to the Lord for help, and, having it, are laid under obligation to praise him; the case of seafa...
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; Ver. 23. They that go down to the sea in ships ] Here we have a fourth specimen or instance of God's gracious and wise disp...
They that go down to the sea in ships He says go down , because the sea is lower than the earth, as appears by the rivers which run down into it; that do business in great waters Whose occupatio...
The Divine Goodness to Mariners. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These...
Go down to the sea; he saith go down , either because the sea or the shore of it is commonly lower than their habitations from whence they come, or than the natural or artificial banks which are r...
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion is based chiefly on Psalms 107:2-3 . But the Psal...
Psalms 107:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Because we are sinners God's goodness takes the form of mercy. Mercy this was what we wanted; therefor...
This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the music. The character of the composition, though dive...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth for ever. Men and mercy I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Morally, we are all distressed travellers, captives,...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances ( Psalms 107:4-19 ), passing into a general account...
They that go down to the sea in ships, launching forth on the deep after descending from the general elevation of the land, that do business in great waters, the allusion being to merchants with an...
Acts 28:31 ; Ezekiel 27:26 ; Psalms 48:7 ; Revelation 18:17