Psalms 107:25

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

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand

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For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.

107:26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

What does Psalms 107:25 mean?

Psalms 107:25 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), עָמַד (ʻâmad), סַעַר (çaʻar).

Hebrew interlinear

For

commandeth,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

and

raisethעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

the

stormyסַעַרçaʻar/sah'-ar/H5591a hurricane

wind,רוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

which

lifteth

upרוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

the

wavesגַּלgal/gal/H1530something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)

thereof.

raiseth:

Heb.

maketh

stand

Topics

Chastisement Commerce Mariner Sea, the Wind, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:25.

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Psalms 107:29

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 107:25 say?

Psalms 107:25 (King James Version) reads: "For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand"

Is Psalms 107:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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