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International Version</a></span><br />For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He commands and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He spoke and raised a stormy wind, Which lifted the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He spoke and set up a stormy wind, Which raised up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke and raised a stormy wind that stirred up the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spoke and raised a tempest that stirred up the waves of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At his command a storm arose, and waves covered the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He spoke, and a storm began to blow, and it made the waves rise high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He commanded, and a mighty wind began to blow and stirred up the waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He spoke and stirred up a windstorm that made its waves surge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He commands, and appoints a storm, "" And it lifts up its billows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, and he will cause the spirit of storm to stand up, and its waves will rise up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:25>He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He commanded and roused a storm wind; it tossed the waves on high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For he has raised up the wind of hurricanes and the waves of the sea were lifted up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves thereof;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13751" 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">24</span>They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">For He spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and raised</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5591.htm" title="5591: sə·‘ā·rāh (N-fs) -- A hurricane. Or ctarah; from ca'ar; a hurricane.">a tempest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: wat·tə·rō·w·mêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">that lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: gal·lå̄w (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">the waves of the sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.…<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/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.<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 4:37-41</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="/job/26-12.htm">Job 26:12</a></span><br />By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.<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="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<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="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,<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/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7</a></span><br />At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></span><br />Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.</p><p class="hdg">he commandeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Psalm 135:7</a></b></br> He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a></b></br> Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4</a></b></br> But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.</p><p class="hdg">raiseth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3</a></b></br> The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24</a></b></br> And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-18.htm">John 6:18</a></b></br> And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Appointeth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-31.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/psalms/75-7.htm">Lifts</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/job/40-6.htm">Storm-Wind</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/psalms/103-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/93-4.htm">Waves</a> <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Appointeth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/psalms/111-9.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/112-1.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Lifts</a> <a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Storm-Wind</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Waves</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/psalms/108-7.htm">Word</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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In the Hebrew text, the word for "spoke" is "אָמַר" (amar), which signifies a command or declaration. This reflects the biblical theme that God's word is active and effective, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God speaks creation into existence. The authority of God's word is a central tenet in conservative Christian theology, underscoring the belief that God's decrees are sovereign and unchallengeable.<p><b>and raised a tempest</b><br />The word "tempest" in Hebrew is "סְעָרָה" (se'arah), which denotes a violent storm or whirlwind. This imagery is often used in the Bible to symbolize God's power and judgment. Historically, tempests were seen as manifestations of divine intervention, reminding believers of God's control over nature. This phrase serves as a metaphor for the trials and tribulations that God allows in the lives of His people, which are ultimately for their growth and His glory.<p><b>that lifted the waves of the sea</b><br />The sea, in ancient Near Eastern culture, often represented chaos and danger. The Hebrew word for "sea" is "יָם" (yam), which is frequently used in scripture to depict the unknown and uncontrollable aspects of life. By lifting the waves, God demonstrates His dominion over chaos, reinforcing the message that nothing is beyond His control. This assurance is comforting to believers, as it affirms that God is sovereign over both the natural and spiritual realms, capable of bringing order and peace amidst life's storms.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/107.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">He commandeth.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">He speaks. </span>The Almighty fiat, as in Genesis 1.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15, 18</a>; <a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4</a>). The operations of nature are constantly spoken of in Scripture as God's direct doing. <span class="cmt_word">Which lifteth up the waves thereof</span>; or, "the waves that are his" (compare, in <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17, 18</a>, "his ice, <span class="accented">his</span> cold, <span class="accented">his</span> wind"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-25.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">For He spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֗אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and raised</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tempest</span><br /><span class="heb">סְעָרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(sə·‘ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5591.htm">Strong's 5591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hurricane</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that lifted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·rō·w·mêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waves</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּלָּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(gal·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [the sea].</span><br /><span class="heb">0</span> <span class="translit">(0)</span><br /><span class="parse">Punctuation<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:25 For he commands and raises the stormy (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:26" /></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>