King James Version
What Does Psalms 107:28 Mean?
“Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.”
Context
26
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. are: Heb. all their wisdom is swallowed up
28
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(28) **Then they cry.**—There is a saying,
“Qui nescit orare, discat navigare.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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