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Psalm 107:23

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107:2325 Some traveled on26 the sea in ships,

and carried cargo over the vast waters.27

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Psalm 107:23–24: Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.

Footnotes

  1. 25 Verses 23–30, which depict the Lord rescuing sailors from a storm at sea, do not seem to describe the exiles’ situation, unless the word picture is metaphorical. Perhaps the psalmist here broadens his scope and offers an example of God’s kindness to the needy beyond the covenant community.
  2. 26 Heb “those going down [into].”
  3. 27 Heb “doers of work on the mighty waters.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Some went out on the sea in ships;

they were merchants on the mighty waters.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Others went to sea in ships,

conducting trade on the vast water.

NLTNew Living Translation

Some went off to sea in ships,

plying the trade routes of the world.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Those who went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the high seas;

KJV 1900King James Version

They that go down to the sea in ships,

That do business in great waters;