Salmos 107:20-30

20 Envió su palabra, y los curó, y los libró de sus sepulturas

21 Alaben al SEÑOR por su misericordia, y sus maravillas para con los hijos de Adán

22 Y ofrezcan sacrificios de alabanza, y publiquen sus obras con júbilo

23 Los que descienden al mar en navíos, y hacen obra en las muchas aguas

24 ellos han visto las obras del SEÑOR, y sus maravillas en el mar profundo

25 El dijo, e hizo saltar el viento de la tempestad, que levanta sus ondas

26 suben a los cielos, descienden a los abismos; sus almas se derriten con el mal

27 Tiemblan, y titubean como borrachos, y toda su ciencia es perdida

28 claman al SEÑOR en su angustia, y los libra de sus aflicciones

29 Hace parar la tempestad en sosiego, y sus ondas cesan

30 Se alegran luego porque se reposaron; y él los guía al término de su voluntad

Salmos 107:20-30 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.''