Salmi 107:21-31

21 Celebrino adunque appo il Signore la sua benignità, E le sue maraviglie appo i figliuoli degli uomini.

22 E sacrifichino sacrificii di lode, E raccontino le sue opere con giubilo.

23 Così dicano quelli che scendono nel mare sopra navi, Che fanno traffico su per le grandi acque.

24 Essi veggono le opere del Signore, E le sue maraviglie nel profondo mare.

25 Perciocchè, alla sua parola, egli fa levare il vento di tempesta, Il quale alza le onde di esso.

26 Salgono al cielo, poi scendono agli abissi; L’anima loro si strugge di male.

27 Saltano, e traballano come un ebbro; E perdono tutto il lor senno.

28 Ma, gridando al Signore, mentre sono in distretta, Egli li trae fuor delle loro angosce.

29 Egli acqueta la tempesta, E le onde loro si fermano.

30 Ed essi si rallegrano che sono acquetate; Ed egli li conduce al porto da loro desiderato.

31 Celebrino adunque appo il Signore la sua benignità, E le sue maraviglie appo i figliuoli degli uomini.

Salmi 107:21-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 107

This psalm, from its style, and from its connection with the preceding psalms, seems to have been written by David. The two foregoing psalms respect the children of Israel; this is generally thought to concern all mankind, and its view to assert a general providence which attends all, in whatsoever condition and circumstance; and to encourage men in their distresses to cry unto the Lord. According to Kimchi, Aben Ezra, and others, four sorts of persons are mentioned, travellers through a wilderness, prisoners, sick persons, and such who use the seas; to which some add a fifth, husbandmen; these are instanced in, not to the exclusion of others, but from them it may be concluded that whatsoever state or condition persons may be in, they are known and taken notice of by the Lord, and are relieved by him when they call upon him. Some restrain the whole to the Israelites, as the Targum, R. Obadiah, Arama, and others, where they make any application; and others apply the psalm to New Testament times; and indeed, though the literal sense should be attended unto and preserved, yet it seems to be applicable to spiritual persons and things. The title of it in the Syriac version is pretty remarkable,

``it is said concerning Joab and Abiah the sons of Samuel, who recited the commandments of the Lord. God gathered the Jews out of captivity, and brought them out from Babylon. Also the only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ, gathered the Gentiles from the four corners of the world, by preaching to baptism.''