Psalms 107:30
They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
BSB
ASV
Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
KJV
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Then are they glad because they be quiet. No one can appreciate this verse unless he has been in a storm at sea. No music can be sweeter than the rattling of the chain as the shipmen let down the anchor; and no place seems more desirable than the little cove, or the wide bay, in which the ship rests in peace. So he bringeth them unto their desired haven. The rougher the voyage the more the mariners long for port, and heaven becomes more and more "a desired haven", as our trials multiply.
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John 6:21Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
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Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the…
