King James Version
Psalms 107:29 in the King James Version says “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 107 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.”
Psalms 107:29 · KJV
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
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He maketh”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“so that the waves”
H1530something rolled, i.e., a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
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