Font Size
Psalm 107:25-27
New English Translation
Psalm 107:25-27
New English Translation
25 He gave the order for a windstorm,[a]
and it stirred up the waves of the sea.[b]
26 They[c] reached up to the sky,
then dropped into the depths.
The sailors’ strength[d] left them[e] because the danger was so great.[f]
27 They swayed[g] and staggered like drunks,
and all their skill proved ineffective.[h]
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:25 tn Heb “he spoke and caused to stand a stormy wind.”
- Psalm 107:25 tn Heb “and it stirred up its [i.e., the sea’s, see v. 23] waves.”
- Psalm 107:26 tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).
- Psalm 107:26 tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).
- Psalm 107:26 tn Or “melted.”
- Psalm 107:26 tn Heb “from danger.”
- Psalm 107:27 tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.”
- Psalm 107:27 tn The Hitpael of בָּלַע (balaʿ) occurs only here in the OT. Traditionally the form is derived from the verbal root בלע (“to swallow”), but HALOT 135 s.v. III בלע understands a homonym here with the meaning “to be confused.”
New English Translation (NET)
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.