Psalms 107 · Verse 30

Psalms 107:30

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Psalms 107:30, King James Version

Psalms 107:30 in other translations

BSBThey rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
WEBThen they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
ASVThen are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
YLTAnd they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
DARBYAnd they rejoice because they are quiet; and he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
BBEThen they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
WebsterThen are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.

What does Psalms 107:30 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet - The turbulence of the sea being hushed, and the waves still, they rejoice to see an end to the tempest; and thus, having fine weather, a smooth sea, and fair wind, they are speedily brought to the desired haven.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Psalms 107:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.Chuand they rejoicedH8055
כִֽי\־khi-forH3588
יִשְׁתֹּ֑קוּyish.To.kuthey were quietH8367
וַ֝יַּנְחֵ֗םvai.yan.Chemand he guided themH5148
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מְח֥וֹזme.Choz[the] harbor ofH4231
חֶפְצָֽם\׃chef.Tzamdesire theirH2656

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 107:30

  • John 6:21

    Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he bringeth.
Joh 6:21

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Context

  • 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 107:31

    Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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Psalms 107:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alégranse luego porque se reposaron; y él los guía al puerto que deseaban.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils se réjouissent de ce que les eaux sont apaisées, et il les conduit au port qu’ils désiraient.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie freuen sich, daß sie sich beruhigen, und er führt sie in den ersehnten Hafen.