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Psalms 107:23 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Psalms 107:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 107 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;”
Psalms 107:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 107:23
This verse begins the fourth rescue scenario: deliverance from storm at sea. 'They that go down to the sea in ships' describes mariners. 'That do business in great waters' uses melakah (מְלָאכָה), meaning work, business, or occupation. These are professional sailors conducting commerce on the ocean. This scenario differs from the previous three (wandering, imprisonment, sickness) by describing ordinary occupation meeting extraordinary peril. It teaches that even legitimate work can bring us to circumstances requiring God's intervention. God's sovereignty extends over natural forces and commerc...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 107:23
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“and everyone who sails anywhere”
“because the Fast had now already gone by”
“Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.”
“and his praise from the end of the earth”
“you break the ships of Tarshish.”