Psalm 107:29

29 (106-29) And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 107:29 In-Context

27 (106-27) They were troubled, and reeled like a drunken man; and all their wisdom was swallowed up.

28 (106-28) And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

29 (106-29) And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

30 (106-30) And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

31 (106-31) Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.