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Thanksgiving for Deliverance

Psalms 107:23

In 11 translations

BSB
Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
KJV
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
WEB
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
ASV
They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;
LSV
Those going down [to] the sea in ships, || Doing business in many waters,
YLT
Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,
DBY
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,
DRC106:23
They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:
GNV
They that goe downe to the sea in ships, and occupie by the great waters,
JPS
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters —
LXXE106:23
They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Aleppo Codex and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and Ben Chaim’s Second Rabbinic Bible reads רַבִּֽים׃ ׆; Leningrad Codex reads רַבִּֽים׃ (“many”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
יוֹרְדֵ֣י הַ֭יָּם בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת עֹשֵׂ֥י מְ֝לָאכָ֗ה בְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּֽים׃ ׆Inverted nun in the text.
LXX-Br106:23
Οἱ καταβαίνοντες εἰς θάλασσαν ἐν πλοίοις, ποιοῦντες ἐργασίαν ἐν ὕδασι πολλοῖς,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 48:7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
  • Revelation 18:17For 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
  • Isaiah 42:10Sing 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.
  • Acts 27:9–28By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them, “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to…
  • Ezekiel 27:26Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 106:23 in some Bibles
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