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Thanksgiving for Deliverance

Psalms 107:25

In 11 translations

BSB
For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
KJV
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand
WEB
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
ASV
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.
LSV
And He commands, and appoints a storm, || And it lifts up its billows,
YLT
And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
DBY
For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:
DRC106:25
He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.
GNV
For he commaundeth and raiseth the stormie winde, and it lifteth vp the waues thereof.
JPS
For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;
LXXE106:25
He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

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

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
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵד ר֣וּחַ סְעָרָ֑ה וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥ם גַּלָּֽיו׃ ׆Inverted nun in the text.
LXX-Br106:25
Εἶπε, καὶ ἔστη πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, καὶ ὑψώθη τὰ κύματα αὐτῆς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Jonah 1:4Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
  • Matthew 8:24Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
  • Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
  • Psalms 93:3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
  • Psalms 105:34He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
  • John 6:18A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
  • Psalms 105:31He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
  • Psalms 135:7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

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