They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Psalm 107:26 belongs to the account of Israel's history that should be studied to gain a fuller appreciation of God's goodness, mercy, and love. It describes sailors overwhelmed in a storm at sea, with their ship rising high on the waves and plunging into the depths while fear and distress take hold, strength fails, and the soul melts because of trouble. The danger overwhelms those caught in the storm, and the tossing between high waves and the depths shows the terror of a storm at sea.
The surrounding passage shows that God rules the winds and waves and their destructive power, able to restrain and hold them back or to let them rage. He may restrain the sea's destructive power to protect those aboard through unseen angels. The vessel rocked by wind and gale shows that trusting the Lord brings safety in trouble, for with Jesus aboard His word brings calm and steadiness so the vessel endures the storm and reaches harbor.
Psalm 107:26 belongs to the account of Israel's history that should be studied to gain a fuller appreciation of God's goodness, mercy, and love. It describes sailors overwhelmed in a storm at sea, with their ship rising high on the waves and plunging into the depths while fear and distress take hold, strength fails, and the soul melts because of trouble. The danger overwhelms those caught in the storm, and the tossing between high waves and the depths shows the terror of a storm at sea.
The surrounding passage shows that God rules the winds and waves and their destructive power, able to restrain and hold them back or to let them rage. He may restrain the sea's destructive power to protect those aboard through unseen angels. The vessel rocked by wind and gale shows that trusting the Lord brings safety in trouble, for with Jesus aboard His word brings calm and steadiness so the vessel endures the storm and reaches harbor.