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in their peril their courage melted away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They mount up to the heavens, They go down again to the depths; Their soul melts because of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in <i>their</i> misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in <i>their</i> misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They went up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in <i>the</i> calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough]; Their courage melted away in their misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths, their courage melting away in anguish, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You were tossed to the sky and to the ocean depths, until things looked so bad that you lost your courage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul melteth away because of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The sailors aboard ship rose toward the sky. They plunged into the depths. Their courage melted in [the face of] disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The ships were lifted high in the air and plunged down into the depths. In such danger the sailors lost their courage; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The people ascended skyward and descended to the depths, their courage melting away in their peril.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors' strength left them because the danger was so great. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, "" Their soul is melted in evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They go up to the heavens, they go down to the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will go up to the heavens, they will go down to the depths: their soul will be melted with evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:26>They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths; their hearts trembled at the danger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their calamity;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They mount up to the sky; then they go down again to the depths; their soul is troubled within them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They went up to the sky and went down to the abyss and their soul staggered within them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They mounted up to the heaven, they went down to the deeps; Their soul melted away because of trouble;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">They mounted up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">to the heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yê·rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">then sunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: ṯə·hō·w·mō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">to the depths;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">their courage</a> <a href="/hebrew/4127.htm" title="4127: ṯiṯ·mō·w·ḡāḡ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3fs) -- To melt. A primitive root; to melt, i.e. Literally, or figuratively.">melted</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: bə·rā·‘āh (Prep-b:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">in their anguish.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-11.htm">Jonah 1:11-15</a></span><br />Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?” / “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.” / Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-27</a></span><br />Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Mark 4:37-39</a></span><br />Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. / But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” / Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-23.htm">Luke 8:23-25</a></span><br />As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Acts 27:14-20</a></span><br />But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. / Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. / Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3-4</a></span><br />The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. / Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2-3</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas, / though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2</a></span><br />I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.</p><p class="hdg">their soul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a></b></br> I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Psalm 119:28</a></b></br> My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-10.htm">2 Samuel 17:10</a></b></br> And he also <i>that is</i> valiant, whose heart <i>is</i> as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father <i>is</i> a mighty man, and <i>they</i> which <i>be</i> with him <i>are</i> valiant men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/psalms/107-24.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Melteth</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Melts</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Peril</a> <a href="/psalms/59-4.htm">Plight</a> <a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-27.htm">Sailors</a> <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/107-19.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/24-10.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/113-6.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Melteth</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Melts</a> <a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/songs/5-12.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-9.htm">Peril</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Plight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-147.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Sailors</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/psalms/108-1.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-30.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/107-28.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 107</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Over travelers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Over captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Over sick men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Over sailors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">And in diverse varieties of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of mounting up to the heavens suggests the towering waves that lift the ship high above the normal sea level. In biblical times, the sea was often seen as a place of chaos and danger, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern view of the sea as a symbol of disorder. This imagery can be connected to the story of Jonah, where the sea's tumultuous nature is evident. The phrase also evokes the grandeur and power of God, who controls the seas and the weather, as seen in <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a>, where God is described as ruling over the surging sea.<p><b>then sunk to the depths</b><br>The contrast between the heights and the depths emphasizes the severity of the storm. The depths represent the peril and potential destruction faced by those at sea. This imagery can be linked to the account of Jesus calming the storm in <a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Mark 4:35-41</a>, where the disciples experience fear and helplessness in the face of nature's fury. The depths also symbolize the trials and tribulations believers may face, reminding them of their dependence on God's deliverance. The phrase can be seen as a metaphor for life's ups and downs, where faith is tested, and reliance on God is essential.<p><b>their courage melted in their anguish</b><br>This phrase captures the emotional and psychological impact of the storm on the sailors. The melting of courage signifies the overwhelming fear and helplessness experienced in the face of uncontrollable circumstances. In the Bible, courage is often associated with trust in God, as seen in <a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a>, where God commands Joshua to be strong and courageous. The anguish here reflects the deep distress and desperation that can lead individuals to cry out to God for help, as seen in the subsequent verses of <a href="/psalms/107.htm">Psalm 107</a>. This phrase serves as a reminder of human vulnerability and the need for divine intervention, pointing to the ultimate deliverance found in Jesus Christ, who offers peace and assurance amidst life's storms.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sailors/seafarers.htm">Sailors/Seafarers</a></b><br>The verse metaphorically describes sailors who experience the tumultuous nature of the sea, symbolizing life's trials and tribulations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the unpredictable and often overwhelming challenges of life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_depths.htm">Heavens and Depths</a></b><br>Symbolize the extreme highs and lows that people experience, both physically and emotionally.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_anguish.htm">Courage and Anguish</a></b><br>Reflect the human response to life's adversities, where courage can falter in the face of overwhelming circumstances.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Although not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Psalm 107</a> highlights God's power to deliver and save.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_life's_highs_and_lows.htm">Understanding Life's Highs and Lows</a></b><br>Recognize that life is filled with both peaks and valleys, and our faith can be tested in both.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>In times of distress, our courage may fail, but God's strength is made perfect in our weakness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust in God's control over all circumstances, just as He controls the seas.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty.htm">Emotional Honesty</a></b><br>It's okay to acknowledge feelings of fear and anguish, but we should bring these emotions to God in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage one another in faith, especially during times of trial, reflecting the communal aspect of the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_107.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 107</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_heavens_declare'_mean.htm">What does 'The heavens declare the glory of God' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_107_25-29__god,_storms,_science.htm">Psalm 107:25-29 - How can one reconcile the account of God raising a storm and calming it instantaneously with modern scientific understanding of weather systems?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_still_suffer_long.htm">Psalm 30:11-12: If mourning is truly turned to dancing, why do faithful believers throughout history often remain in prolonged suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_theopathy_mean.htm">What are notable paradoxes found in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/107.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">They mount up.</span>--<p>"Tollimur in c?lum curvato gurgite, et idem<p>Subducta ad Manes imos desedimus unda."<p>VIRGIL: <span class= "ital">'n. </span>iii. 564.<p><span class= "bld">Their soul is melted.</span>--The recollection of seasickness is the best comment on this and the next verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths.</span> Tossed on the foaming billows, now carried up until they seem almost to touch the sky (see <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>), anon sinking into the trough of the sea, and as it were swallowed up in its depths. <span class="cmt_word">Their soul is melted because of trouble</span>; or, "their soul melteth away in the trouble" (Cheyne). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They mounted up</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the heavens,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֭מַיִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they sunk</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרְד֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the depths;</span><br /><span class="heb">תְהוֹמ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·hō·w·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their courage</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">melted</span><br /><span class="heb">תִתְמוֹגָֽג׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiṯ·mō·w·ḡāḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4127.htm">Strong's 4127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To melt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their anguish.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-26.htm">Psalm 107:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:26 They mount up to the sky (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>