Psalms 107:24

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS, THAT DO BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS; THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD - another image of Israel's distressed condition during the captivity. The sea is an image of the restless agitation of the world-powers on which Israel, both the literal and the spiritual, are cast (; Psalms 46:2). The ship is the spiritual Church of Christ, which is safe through His presence in it, however tempest-tossed (; Mark 4:37). Verse 24. THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD, AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP - namely, the deliv...

23-32 Let those who go to sea, consider and adore the Lord. Mariners have their business upon the tempestuous ocean, and there witness deliverances of which others cannot form an idea. How seasonable it is at such a time to pray! This may remind us of the terrors and distress of conscience many experience, and of those deep scenes of trouble which many pass through, in their Christian course. Yet, in answer to their cries, the Lord turns their storm into a calm, and causes their trials to end in gladness....

Verse Psalms 107:24. _THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD_] Splendid, Divinely impressive, and glorious in _fine weather_. _HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP._] Awfully terrible in a _tempest_....

THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD - They - sailors - have a special opportunity to see the works of God. They see manifestations of his power which are not seen on the land. They see things which seem to come “directly” from God; which are “immediately” produced by him - not as the things which occur on the land, which are the result of “growth,” and which are slowly developed. They seem in the solitariness and grandeur of the ocean to stand more directly in the presence of the great God. AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP - In the abyss; in that which is distinguished for its “depth,” as the mountains are for their height. Compare Psalms 148:7....

EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity (Psalms 107:1), and then for other deliverances (Psalms 107:4), passing into a general account of God's providential dealings with mankind, both in the way of chastisement and of loving-kindness, but especially the latter (Psalms 107:33-19). The composition closes with a single gnomic reflection on the wisdom of pondering such matters as those brought forward by the writer. Formally, the psalm falls into seven divisions: (1) a thanksgiving for the return from Babylon (Psalms 107

THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD,.... In creation, the sea itself, its flux and reflux; the creatures in it, fishes of various forms and sizes: and in providence, in preserving ships and men in the most imminent danger, and even to a miracle; sometimes causing the wind to change or to subside in a moment, whereby deliverance is wrought. AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP; the strange and wonderful creatures that are in the deep waters of the sea, and to be seen nowhere else; and the amazing appearances of divine providence, in delivering when in the greatest distress, and none at hand to help, and all hope of salvation gone....

Psalms 107:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever._ Because we are sinners God's goodness takes the form of mercy. Mercy this was what we wanted; therefore, instead of mere benevolence towards the good, God's love takes the form of mercy towards the guilty, and this mercy is for ever it always was, always is, and always shall be. Psalms 107:2. _Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;_ Let the redeemed be the first to sing, and let them sing the sweetest of all. O children of God, you are meant to be leaders in the chorus of God's praise. All nature is a great organ, and if you be what you should be, you are the men whose fingers of gratitude are to touch the keys and bring forth

THE DEUTERONOMY SECTION: BOOK FIVE: PSALM 107-150 The final section of the book of Psalms, the fifth, is just like Deuteronomy. It shows God's ways with Israel, the end of these ways in deliverance not only for His people, but for their land, for the nations of the earth, for all creation. The book ends with the Hallelujah Chorus of redemption. Psalms 107 PSALMS 108 Psalms 107 Israel's Deliverances _ 1. The wanderers regathered (Psalms 107:1)_ 2. The prisoners released (Psalms 107:10) 3. The fools hea

BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f., Psalms 107:31 f. by a refrain: viz. Oh that men would praise Yahweh for his goodness and for his wonderful works, etc. The Ps. therefore falls into the following divisions: Psalms 107:1. Deliverance of homeless wanderers. In our text, as it stands, there seems to be some confusion between deliverance from adversity in general and especially from loss of way in the desert and the retur

WORKS. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "work" (singular)...