Psalms 107:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֵ֣מָּה רָ֭אוּ מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו בִּמְצוּלָֽה

Transliteration

hēmmâ rāʾû maʿăśê YHWH and-niplᵊʾôtāyw in-mᵊṣûlâ

Grammar Details

*hēmmâ*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
*rāʾû*: qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they saw
*maʿăśê*: noun, masculine plural construct - works of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh
*niplᵊʾôtāyw*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - and his wonderful deeds
*mᵊṣûlâ*: noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition bet - in the deep/depths

Word Meanings

*rāʾû*: they saw/observed/witnessed
*maʿăśê*: works of/deeds of/acts of
*niplᵊʾôtāyw*: his wonderful deeds/marvelous works/miracles
*mᵊṣûlâ*: deep/depths/abyss

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 38:8-9 : 8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb; 9 When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it, 10 And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors, 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Ps 95:5 : 5 The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land.
Ps 104:24-27 : 24 O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. 25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein. 27 These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 107:21-23
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21Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
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27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
28Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.
30Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
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24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.
25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
26There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
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16The waters saw thee, O God; The waters saw thee, they were afraid: The depths also trembled.
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