2 Samuel 17:10; Isaiah 13:7; Nahum 2:10; Psalms 119:28; Psalms 22:14
They 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 s...
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is (m) melted because of trouble. (m) Their fear and danger is so great.
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., Psa...
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They mount up to the heaven - This is a most...
Psalms 107:26 . &c. They mount up, &c.— There cannot be conceived any thing more poetical or sublime, than this description of a storm...
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They mount up to the heaven, they go...
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. T...
(23-32) Storm-tossed mariners.
They mount up. — “Tollimur in cœlum curvato gurgite, et idem Subducta ad Manes imos desedimus unda.” VIRGIL: Æn. iii. 564. Their soul is melt...
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...
“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 i...
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,...
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 sub...
They mount up to the heaven ,.... The waves which are lifted up by the stormy wind, and the ships which are upon them, and the men in them. They g...
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. Ver. 26. They mount up to the heaven, they...
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;...
The Divine Goodness to Mariners. 23 They that go down to the sea in s...
To the depths; towards the bottom of the sea. Because of trouble; through the perplexity of their minds, and fear of sudden and violent death.
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion...
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...
The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to observe the different forms of his mercy. He views the chosen people as travelers, captives,...
Psalms 107:23-24 . They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the...
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 mu...
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. Mo...
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters. Distressed seamen and the Sovereign of the sea I. God’s sovereignty ov...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances (...
In the next section are set forth the perils of seafaring.
They mount up to the heaven, their crests rising up like mountains, they go down again to the depths, in the deep troughs between the billows; the...
26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.