Psalms 107:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Those going down `to' the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 48:7 : 7 By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.
  • Isa 42:10 : 10 Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their inhabitants.
  • Ezek 27:26 : 26 Into great waters have they brought thee, Those rowing thee, The east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
  • Acts 27:9-9 : 9 And much time being spent, and the sailing being now dangerous -- because of the fast also being already past -- Paul was admonishing, 10 saying to them, `Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives -- the voyage is about to be;' 11 but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul; 12 and the haven being incommodious to winter in, the more part gave counsel to sail thence also, if by any means they might be able, having attained to Phenice, `there' to winter, `which is' a haven of Crete, looking to the south-west and north-west, 13 and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained `their' purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete, 14 and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon, 15 and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given `her' up, we were borne on, 16 and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat, 17 which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast -- so were borne on. 18 And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding `day' they were making a clearing, 19 and on the third `day' with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out, 20 and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved. 21 And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, `It behoved `you', indeed, O men -- having hearkened to me -- not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage; 22 and now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of life among you -- but of the ship; 23 for there stood by me this night a messenger of God -- whose I am, and whom I serve -- 24 saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee; 25 wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me, 26 and on a certain island it behoveth us to be cast.' 27 And when the fourteenth night came -- we being borne up and down in the Adria -- toward the middle of the night the sailors were supposing that some country drew nigh to them; 28 and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
  • Rev 18:17 : 17 `And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,

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  • Ps 107:24-31
    8 verses
    87%

    24They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

    25And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

    26They go up `to' the heavens, they go down `to' the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.

    27They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

    28And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

    29He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.

    30And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.

    31They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

  • Ps 104:25-27
    3 verses
    77%

    25This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There `are' moving things -- innumerable, Living creatures -- small with great.

    26There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

    27All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.

  • Ps 107:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

    22And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

  • 29And come down from their ships have all handling an oar, Mariners, all the pilots of the sea, on the land they stand,

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    25Ships of Tarshish `are' thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.

    26Into great waters have they brought thee, Those rowing thee, The east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.

    27Thy wealth and thy remnants, Thy merchandise, thy mariners, And thy pilots, strengtheners of thy breach, And the traders of thy merchandise, And all thy men of war, who `are' in thee, And in all thine assembly that `is' in thy midst, Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall,

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    11And they say unto him, `What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'

    12And he saith unto them, `Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest `is' upon you.'

    13And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.

  • 27And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,

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    33With the outgoing of thy remnants from the seas, Thou hast filled many peoples, With the abundance of thy riches, and thy merchandise, Thou hast made rich things of earth.

    34The time of `thy' being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, Thy merchandise and all thy assembly in thy midst have fallen.

  • 14They -- they lift up their voice, They sing of the excellency of Jehovah, They have cried aloud from the sea.

  • 7Roar doth the sea and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

  • 4lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,

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    39And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but a certain creek were perceiving having a beach, into which they took counsel, if possible, to thrust forward the ship,

    40and the anchors having taken up, they were committing `it' to the sea, at the same time -- having loosed the bands of the rudders, and having hoisted up the mainsail to the wind -- they were making for the shore,

    41and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.

  • 23and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.

  • Jonah 1:4-5
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    70%

    4And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;

    5and the mariners are afraid, and cry each unto his god, and cast the goods that `are' in the ship into the sea, to make `it' light of them; and Jonah hath gone down unto the sides of the vessel, and he lieth down, and is fast asleep.

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    8Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas!

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    17which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast -- so were borne on.

    18And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding `day' they were making a clearing,

  • 24and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping,

  • 7Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.

  • 30And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as `if' out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,

  • 37And there cometh a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,

  • 16Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

  • 10Thou hast blown with Thy wind The sea hath covered them; They sank as lead in mighty waters.

  • 7and they beckoned to the partners, who `are' in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

  • 13And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

  • 15And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;

  • 9Elders of Gebal and its wise men have been in thee, Strengthening thy breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in thee, to trade `with' thy merchandise.

  • 7By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

  • 7Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, And the multitude of the peoples.

  • 17`And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,