Psalms 107:27

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

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

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They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.

107:28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

What does Psalms 107:27 mean?

Psalms 107:27 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָגַג (châgag), נוּעַ (nûwaʻ), שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

They

reel

and

fro,חָגַגchâgag/khaw-gag'/H2287properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddy

and

staggerנוּעַnûwaʻ/noo'-ah/H5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

drunken

man,שִׁכּוֹרshikkôwr/shik-kore'/H7910intoxicated, as astate or a habit

and

are

their

wits'חׇכְמָהchokmâh/khok-maw'/H2451wisdom (in a good sense)

end.בָּלַעbâlaʻ/baw-lah'/H1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

are:

Heb.

all

their

wisdom

swallowed

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Chastisement Commerce Mariner

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:27.

1 Samuel 1:13

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

Isaiah 24:20

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 107:27 say?

Psalms 107:27 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Psalms 107:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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