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 image of Israel's distressed condition during the captivity. The sea is an image of the restless agitation of the world-powers on which Israel, both the literal and the spiritual, are cast (Psalms 93:3; Psalms 46:2-3). The ship is the spiritual Church of Christ, which is safe through His presence in it, however tempest-tossed (Daniel 7:2; Mark 4:37-39).
Verse 24. These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep - namely, the deliverances which He imparts to His own people from the waves of the world's oppression (Psalms 107:25-30).