Psalms 107:29

29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

Psalms 107:29 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 107:29

He maketh the storm a calm
As Christ did by a word speaking, ( Mark 4:39 ) .

So that the waves thereof are still;
and roar and toss no more, but subside; and the sea becomes smooth and quiet, its raging ceases: the angry sea, as Horace ^F16 calls it, becomes calm and peaceable; see ( Psalms 89:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 "Nec horret iratum mare", Horat. Epod. Ode 2. v. 6. "Nec maris ira manet", Ovid. Metamorph. l. 12. Fab. 7.

Psalms 107:29 In-Context

27 They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man, and all of their knowledge is of no avail.

28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivers them out of their afflictions.

29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

30 Then they are glad because they are at rest; so he brings them into the haven of his will.

31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam!