Acts 27:15-20; Isaiah 19:14; Isaiah 19:3; Isaiah 29:9; Job 12:25; Job 37:20
They 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...
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and (n) are at their wits' end. (n) When their art and means fail them, they are compelled to...
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...
man. Hebrew. ish . App-14. are at their wit's end. Hebrew all their wisdom swallows itself.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. No JFB commentary on this vurse.
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...
Are at their wit's end] RM 'all their wisdom is swallowed up.'
(23-32) Storm-tossed mariners.
Reel to and fro. — Or more exactly, spin round and round. Are at their wit’s end. — An admirable paraphrase of the Hebrew, “all their wisdom s...
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 reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man ,.... Through the agitation of the water, and motion of the ship, not being able to stand upon...
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. Ver. 27. They reel to and fro, &c. ] Natant nautae, et va...
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...
Stagger like a drunken man; not so much from the giddiness of their heads, which is not usual in persons accustomed to the sea, as through the viol...
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 reel to and fro, as their frail craft is tossed about, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end, altogether helpless in the...
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.