Psalms 107:23

107:22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. rejoicing: Heb. singing

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

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Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

107:24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

What does Psalms 107:23 mean?

Psalms 107:23 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָרַד (yârad), יָם (yâm), אֳנִיָּה (ʼŏnîyâh).

Hebrew interlinear

They

that

downיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)

the

seaיָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

ships,אֳנִיָּהʼŏnîyâh/on-ee-yaw'/H591a ship

that

doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

businessמְלָאכָהmᵉlâʼkâh/mel-aw-kaw'/H4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

greatרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

waters;מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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Chastisement Commerce Mariner Sciences Sea, the Ships

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:23.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:7

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Genesis 2:2

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Genesis 2:3

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. created: Heb. created to make

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 107:23 say?

Psalms 107:23 (King James Version) reads: "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;"

Is Psalms 107:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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