Psalms 107:29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Psalms 107:29 in other translations
| BSB | He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. |
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| WEB | He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. |
| ASV | He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still. |
| YLT | He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows. |
| DARBY | He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still: |
| BBE | He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace. |
| Webster | He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves of the sea are still. |
What does Psalms 107:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:23-32
23-32. Here are set forth the perils of seafaring, futility of man's, and efficiency of God's, help. go ... sea--alluding to the elevation of the land at the coast.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 107:23-32
Let those who go to sea, consider and adore the Lord. Mariners have their business upon the tempestuous ocean, and there witness deliverances of which others cannot form an idea. How seasonable it is at such a time to pray! This may remind us of the terrors and distress of conscience many experience, and of those deep scenes of trouble which many pass through, in their Christian course. Yet, in answer to their…
Psalms 107:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 107:29
- Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
- Psalms 65:7
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- Luke 8:23-25
But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
- Psalms 89:9
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
- Mark 4:39-41
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
- Jonah 1:15
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
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Context
- Psalms 107:28
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
- Psalms 107:29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
- Psalms 107:30
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Psalms 107:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hace parar la tempestad en sosiego, y se apaciguan sus ondas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il arrête la tempête, la changeant en calme, et les flots se taisent, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er verwandelt den Sturm in Stille, und es legen sich die Wellen. |