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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/107.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on many waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of you made a living by sailing the mighty sea, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some sailed over the ocean in ships, earning their living on the seas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, who work in the great waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Those going down [to] the sea in ships, "" Doing business in many waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Those going down to the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall go down to the sea in ships, doing work in many waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:23>Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some went off to sea in ships, plied their trade on the deep waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Those who go down to the sea in ships and do work in the great waters<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-23.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=13741" 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">22</span>Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·wr·ḏê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To come or go down, descend. ">Others went</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">out to sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/591.htm" title="591: bā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- A ship. Feminine of 'oniy; a ship.">in ships,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">conducting</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: mə·lā·ḵāh (N-fs) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">trade</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bīm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">on the mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bə·ma·yim (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.…<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="/matthew/8-23.htm">Matthew 8:23-27</a></span><br />When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. / 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!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Mark 4:35-41</a></span><br />When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.” / After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him. / Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-22.htm">Luke 8:22-25</a></span><br />One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3-16</a></span><br />Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. / 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. / The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-13.htm">Acts 27:13-44</a></span><br />When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. / 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. ...<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/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-14</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25-36</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. / Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-14.htm">Proverbs 31:14</a></span><br />She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-6.htm">James 1:6</a></span><br />But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a></span><br />King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. / And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. / They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">2 Chronicles 8:17-18</a></span><br />Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom. / So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Psalm 104:25-26</a></span><br />Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10</a></span><br />Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="hdg">go down</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7</a></b></br> Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26</a></b></br> Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/27-9.htm">Acts 27:9</a></b></br> Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished <i>them</i>,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-23.htm">Business</a> <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/41-6.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/psalms/106-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/105-44.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/107-3.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Business</a> <a href="/psalms/107-43.htm">Great</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-14.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-14.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Waters</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/107.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/107.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Others went out to sea in ships</b><br>This phrase highlights the maritime activities of ancient times, reflecting the economic and cultural significance of seafaring. The Israelites, though not primarily a seafaring people, were familiar with the sea through their interactions with neighboring maritime nations like the Phoenicians. The Mediterranean Sea was a major trade route, and ships were essential for commerce and communication. This imagery also evokes the unpredictability and danger of the sea, often used in Scripture to symbolize chaos and the need for divine intervention (e.g., <a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4-15</a>, <a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Mark 4:35-41</a>).<p><b>conducting trade on the mighty waters</b><br>Trade was a vital part of ancient economies, and the "mighty waters" refer to the vast and often treacherous seas that traders navigated. This phrase underscores the courage and skill required to engage in maritime commerce. The "mighty waters" can also symbolize the challenges and uncertainties of life, where faith in God's providence is essential. In biblical literature, the sea often represents the unknown and the uncontrollable, reminding believers of God's sovereignty over all creation (<a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a>, <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>). The act of conducting trade can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual journey, where believers must navigate the complexities of life with trust in God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sailors/traders.htm">Sailors/Traders</a></b><br>The verse refers to individuals who engage in maritime trade, highlighting their journey on the sea.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the vast and often unpredictable nature of life, a place of both opportunity and danger.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/ships.htm">Ships</a></b><br>Symbolize human endeavor and enterprise, tools used to navigate the challenges of the sea.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mighty_waters.htm">Mighty Waters</a></b><br>A metaphor for the powerful and sometimes overwhelming forces encountered in life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The sea, with its vastness and power, is under God's control. Just as sailors trust their ships to navigate the waters, we must trust God to guide us through life's uncertainties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_midst_of_uncertainty.htm">Faith in the Midst of Uncertainty</a></b><br>Life's journey can be unpredictable like the sea. Our faith should anchor us, knowing that God is with us in every storm and calm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diligence_and_enterprise.htm">Diligence and Enterprise</a></b><br>The mention of trade highlights the importance of hard work and enterprise. We are called to be diligent in our endeavors, trusting God to bless our efforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_guidance.htm">Dependence on God’s Guidance</a></b><br>Just as sailors rely on navigation tools, we must rely on God's Word and Spirit to guide us through life's decisions and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The journey of sailors is often a communal effort. Similarly, our spiritual journey is strengthened through fellowship and support from fellow believers.<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/repented_and_returned_to_first_works.htm">Who was Saint Brendan the Navigator?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_saint_brendan_the_navigator.htm">Who was Saint Brendan the Navigator?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_earth_'founded_on_seas'.htm">(Psalm 24:2) How can the earth be literally 'founded on the seas' when modern science shows it is not supported by water?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_sin_cause_suffering,_per_the_bible.htm">Psalm 107:17-18 - Does the claim that sin directly causes physical suffering conflict with other biblical passages (e.g., John 9:2-3) and with modern medical knowledge?</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>(23-32) Storm-tossed mariners.<p>(23) <span class= "bld">They that go down to the sea.</span>--An expression so exactly opposite to the ancient equivalent for <span class= "ital">embarking </span>that we feel we have the very Hebrew feeling. From the high lands of Judaea it was a literal descent to the shores of the Mediterranean. So Jonah <span class= "ital">went down </span>to Joppa (<a href="/jonah/1-3.htm" title="But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.">Jonah 1:3</a>). (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm" title="Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.">Isaiah 42:10</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Do</span> <span class= "bld">business.</span>--Probably with allusion to commercial enterprise.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23-32.</span> - Finally, there are cases among those whose business requires them to traverse the sea, where the danger is great, and death seems imminent. Let such persons cast themselves upon God, and "cry to him in their trouble," and they too will be heard and delivered. Must it not be their duty also to give thanks? <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They that go down to the sea in ships</span>. That many of the Israelites engaged in maritime pursuits appears from <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-36.htm">2 Chronicles 20:36</a>; as also from <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Judges 5:17</a>; <a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7</a>; <a href="/proverbs/23-34.htm">Proverbs 23:34</a>; <a href="/proverbs/30-19.htm">Proverbs 30:19</a>; and from many passages of the Apocrypha. Joppa was at all times an Israelite port, from which trade was carried on by the residents (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16</a>; <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Ezra 3:7</a>; <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That do business in great waters</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. the sea of Galilee and Lake Merom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-23.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">Others went</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹרְדֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wr·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<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">out to sea</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭יָּם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in ships,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">conducting</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֵׂ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trade</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝לָאכָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waters.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:23 Those who go down to the sea (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:24" /></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>