Psalms 107:26 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 107:26

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

BSB

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ASV

They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.

KJV

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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 go down again to the depths: one while they seem to reach the skies, and presently they are down, as it were, in the bottom of the sea, and are threatened to be buried in the midst of it; distress at sea is described in much the same language by Virgil and Ovid (m).

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (1878)

They mount up to the heaven. Borne aloft on the crest of the wave, the sailors and their vessels appear to climb the skies, but it is only for a moment, for very soon in the trough of the sea they go down again to the depths. As if their vessel were but a sea bird, the mariners are tossed "up and down, up and down, from the base of the wave to the billow's crown." Their soul is melted because of trouble.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יַעֲל֣וּ	ya.'a.Lu	they went up	H5927 →
שָׁ֭מַיִם	Sha.ma.yim	[the] heavens	H8064 →
יֵרְד֣וּ	ye.re.Du	they went down	H3381 →
תְהוֹמ֑וֹת	te.ho.Mot	[the] deeps	H8415 →
נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם	naf.Sham	soul their	H5315 →
בְּרָעָ֥ה	be.ra.'Ah	in distress	H7451 →
תִתְמוֹגָֽג׃	tit.mo.Gag	it melted	H4127 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 119:28
My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
leads to
- Psalms 22:14
  I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Psalms 27:14
  Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- Zechariah 10:12
  I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
Through
Psalms 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
leads to
- Daniel 5:6
  his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 22:17
  I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
- Psalms 31:10
  For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms